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Artist: Ricky Nelson
Canonical path: /ricky-nelson/half-breed
Related lyric paths: 6
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Half Breed
Read Half Breed lyrics by Ricky Nelson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Half Breed
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Your pappy was a trader and your mammy was an Indian maid, boy
Your pappy was a trader and your mammy was an Indian maid, boy
We know all about it and we don't want a half breed around, boy
tomorrow by sundown, better be out of town, boy
Half breed their hot on your trail
Half breed, but you better not run
Half breed, you'd better get a gun
better get a gun and stand, boy
better get a gun and stand
A man is a man just as long as he can stand and think straight
A man is a man just as long as he can stand and wait, boy
So don't let em dog you, no don't let em, boy
You're a human being and you're just as brave as them, boy
Half breed their hot on your trail
Half breed, but you better not run
Half breed, you better get a gun and stand boy
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Ricky Nelson performs "Half Breed", and this lyric page sits inside the Ricky Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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