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"
Chorus:
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"
(chorus)
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
(chorus)(repeat)
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"
Chorus:
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"
(chorus)
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
(chorus)(repeat)
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
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only became fashionable in the "70"s to be Native,otherwise it was as bad as being
colored socially. Out of the 500 nations in the Continental U.S. the only tribe everyone is from is "Cherokee"?
Doubtful...