My father married a pure Cherokee 我父亲娶了一个纯粹的切诺基

My mother's people were ashamed of me 我母亲的人都惭愧的我

The Indians said that I was white by law 印度人说，我是小白法律

The white man always called me "Indian squaw" 白人总是叫我“印度斯阔”

   

[Refrain] [副歌]

Half-breed, that's all I ever heard 混血儿，这就是我听过

Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word 混血儿，我学会了如何去恨字

Half-breed, she's no good, they warned 混血儿，她没有好，他们警告

Both sides were against me since the day I was born 双方都反对我，因为我出生那天

   

We never settled, went from town to town 我们从来没有解决，从城镇到另一个城镇去

When you're not welcome you don't hang around 当你不欢迎你不流连

The other children always laughed at me 其他的孩子们总是嘲笑我

"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee" “给她的羽毛，她是一个切诺基”

   

[Refrain] [副歌]

   

We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed 我们不接受，我感到羞愧

Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame 十九，我离开他们，告诉我谁的责任

My life since then has been from man to man 我从那以后的生活已经从人盯人

But I can't run away from what I am 但我不能从我所离家出走

   

[Refrain twice] [副歌两次]