/ - / - - / / - / My father married a pure Cherokee My mother’s people were ashamed of me The Indians said that I was white by law The white man always called me "Indian squaw" / - - / / / - / Refrain Half-breed that’s all I ever heard Half-breed how I learned to hate the word Half-breed she’s no good they warned Both sides were against me since the day I was born / - / - - / / - / We never settled went from town to town When you’re not welcome you don’t hang around The other children always laughed at me "Give her a feather she’s a Cherokee" We weren’t accepted and I felt ashamed Nineteen I left them tell me who’s to blame My life since then has been from man to man But I can’t run away from what I am