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Mestiza

Cher

Half Breed

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

Mestiza

Mi padre se casó con una pura cherokee
La gente de mi madre se avergonzaba de mí
Los indios decían que era blanca por ley
El hombre blanco siempre me llamaba india

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuché
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabra
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieron
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nací

Nunca nos quedamos, íbamos de pueblo en pueblo
Cuando no eres bienvenido, no te quedas
Los otros niños siempre se reían de mí
Dale una pluma, es una cherokee

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuché
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabra
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieron
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nací

No nos aceptaron y me sentí avergonzada
A los diecinueve, los dejé, ¿quién tiene la culpa?
Mi vida desde entonces ha sido de hombre a hombre
Pero no puedo escapar de lo que soy

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuché
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabra
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieron
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nací

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuché
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabra
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieron
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nací

Escrita por: Al Capps / Mary Dean