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
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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
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| The other children
Always laughed at me
Give her a feather
She's a Cherokee
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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
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