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My father married a pure |
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CherokeeMy mother's people were ashamed of me |
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The indians said that |
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I was white by law |
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The white man always called me "Indian Squaw" |
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HALF-BREEDthat's all |
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I ever heard |
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HALF-BREEDhow |
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I learned to hate the word |
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HALF-BREEDshe's no good they warned |
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Both sides were against me since the day |
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I was born. |
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We never settled went from town to town |
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When you're not welcome you don't hang around |
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The other children always laughed at me |
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Give her a feather she's a |
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CherokeeHA |
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LF-BREEDthat's all |
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I ever heard. . . |
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We weren't accepted and |
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I felt ashamed |
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Nineteen I left them tell me who's to blame? |
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My life since then has been from man to man |
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But I can't run away from what |
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I am.HALF- |
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BREEDthat's all |
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I ever heard. . . |