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 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 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 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 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 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