HALF-BREED CHER -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, . . . 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, . . .