Loretta Lynn-Your Squaw is on the warpath.

[1956Harold]

Love this song ,Loretta know how to write them.

[july211985]

all u idiots who get upset about the word squaw go date an indian woman for 1 year and you will understand now fuckc off

[mollymitch1]

@july211985 Well said. Some people ain't got no sense of humour. I knew an aboriginal and we used to call by a name that today would almost land us in jail. Now all you do gooders do what the man said.

[crazymonkee92]

Stop bashing on her, if it bothers you then don't listen to it. I'm 20years old, and LOVE her. She is also Native, i'm Native. I don't find it bothersome at all. Stop hiding behind the internet to act like a tough shit

[msjonsgirl09]

my grandparents were indian and i love this song. Who cares abooot it. Lol It's not racist it's just fun :)

[HappyIsAGoodThing]

Im Aboriginal and I do not find being called a Squaw offensive, my family uses it as an endearment actually. Nor do I care about being called Indian. I dont find either racist. Now, im not speaking for everyone but personally, I find an attitude more offensive than a word. its all in how you use it. Come on guys, just listen to the music :P

[mollymitch1]

@HappyIsAGoodThing See my comment above. Gary

[Caneone420]

I love american indian woman, they will drink, fight and fuck with the best of em!

Dont pass out drunk you'll wake up scalped!

[zamusicza]

Great song. As for being racist not our Miss Loretta.

[IngredientsMagazine]

People miss the whole point of this song with all this racist talk. I think people like to call each other racist these days to make themselves feel better about their own hidden guilt. Who cares...just shut up and enjoy this country music legend!

[FlirtingStalker]

The word "Squaw" became a derogatory word when COLONIAL men who saw all women, no matter the race or color, as second class citizens. Once women held the title "Squaw' with honor and pride. Though there is some debate as to how the term came to be, in origin and for woman, some say it came to be from a small bird that would attack without mercy if the nest was disturbed, much like a women would if her children were in danger. She is part Cherokee on her mothers side and as such can claim it .

[secret20rose10]

I love this song and if you know Loretta everyone's right she is part Cherokee.

[midnightaria]

Get over it people she is part CHEROKEE!!!!!! look it up

[mtlyb]

For all you worried about her calling herself a squaw. Get over it. She's calling herself that. And a little humor when p.o.d goes a long way to keeping the fight a good one.

I think this is a great song and she does it justice like no other can.

I'm glad it's posted so we can enjoy it. Thank you.

[MrRifleman270]

all women are squaws are the warpaths or there just bitching at you.

[normbates30]

Back in those days there was no politically correct, Loretta Lyn is part Native herself, and she is a wonderful woman I have had the pleasure of meeting a few times, I am also Native from Northern Wisconsin, this is a great song as were all of her songs.

[Sunni25]

Loretta Lynn's mother, so I've read, was a native woman. Women still are sometimes referred to as 'squaws' in some communities, even if it is in a joking manner. I'm a Native woman and I don't know what the hell is going on with all the 'she's a racist' crap. If she were going to be racist I don't think she'd write a song about a squaw, just saying.

[tranurse]

@Sunni25 and doo called her squaw, since she was half indian. and i'm sorry i do say indian, my dad was 1/2 cherokee and that's what he said. she was singing about her and doo fighting. but i think you're right, people do need to lighten up. take care.

[BigOrangeTitan]

@tranurse That's what I was about to say. If she's from Ky. she's probably part Cherokee. Many people in this region are, including myself.

[alexandriabtom]

I'm native (from canada) this doesn't offend me one bit :) I love loretta lynn!

[mcbradberry]

I'd love to hear Loretta's song about all these haters. She'd rip 'em a new and wouldn't give a rat's behind about what they said! 

[BimLanders]

Wow, are a bunch of no-life losers calling this song racist? Get a grip.

[spoiled4evaami]

cant you just enjoy her beautiful voice and singing, instead of bashing her? i would hate to see what you haters would say about the wonderful Armenian Cher!?? OR would you??

[elestivine]

Guess what? Loretta is from Kentucky. And just like me, the majority of those born and raised by generations from Kentucky have Cherokee blood. My great grandmother was full Cherokee, I'm sure Loretta's blood was just as pure.

[agwells86]

Hell fire, she is a 4th Cherokee... she can call herself a squaw if she wants. That is like black people calling themselves the n word. They say it more than white people do. I call myself hill billy, hick, and redneck. Shit, ya'll need to get over it. I am part native American and I feel no threat by this song.

[whatanightmare1]

@agwells86 Exactly....Loretta Lynn's own mother used to do a "squaw dance" for her family, to entertain them. Her mother's side is where the Cherokee blood comes from :~) You can see it in Loretta's lovely bone structure, the nice high cheekbones, as well as in her beautiful sister, Crystal Gayle. They are 2 of the prettiest ladies in music.

[markie909]

Dumb P.C. b.s......anyone who uses these forums to spout your idiotic insecurities to the whole world instead of just enjoying the music and having a sense of humor.

[Albertanator]

The fact that this song bothers the pee cee nazis is the all the more reason to love it! And since Loretta is part Cherekee, I think we can assume she didn't mean anything racist by this.....some people are so foolish! Such the sad times we live in!

[bearcub410]

I LOVE LORETTA , BORN TO LATE , LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC FROM THE 60'S AND 70'S THANKS GREAT

[leftfieldmind]

i'm part indian and find NO offense with this song... I saw a barbara mandrell vid of her famous song, "crackers" which is about her telling her man that she loves him and was wrong in an argument and he can eat Crackers in the bed if he wants to, BUT someone said she was being racist.. REALLY... why do ppl have to be so stupid and ignorant, and making crap up just to get ppl stirred up... LAME.. this song is awesome.. 1 of the first uprising female songs with a bad husband on the loose

[BurnYourCash]

words don't have hate, people do!

[whatanightmare1]

Oh, meant to add...Loretta is actually part Native American. Her mother was Cherokee, I believe...so she can own the name "squaw" if she wants to :~)

[whatanightmare1]

Loretta's songs have actually been part of studies in universities...Women's Studies courses, actually. Loretta sang about things that were ahead of her time, women standing up for themselves, birth control, being free and independent. Many of her songs were little mini-anthems during the Women's Lib movement. She spoke out in a male dominated world and I give her props for that!

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@whatanightmare1 That doesn't change the fact that this song uses a racist stereotype.

[whatanightmare1]

@bobbyChrismikeLou Oh...my...God! Some people will bitch about anything! Look, you could look at this in a different manner...she is actually proclaiming that the "squaw" is a strong, smart, self-sufficient woman that is not going to take abuse or anything else! It is FAR from racist. Trust me, I live in the south with a Jewish surname. I KNOW what discrimination is. I think you need to become more educated. You look like a FOOL!

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@whatanightmare1 Why are you resorting to personal attacks if you truly believe what you're arguing?

Look, it's not just the word "squaw." There's also stereotypical references to "firewater," for one. And if you don't think that's a big deal then you haven't seen a modern Indian reservation. These people have been used and abandoned by our government, and it somehow makes them STRONGER when a singer does a caricature of them?

& I don't buy your "I know more about strife than u do" b.s.

[arielgirl]

@bobbyChrismikeLou Then don't fucking watch it.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@arielgirl People like you are the reason black people were lynched while everyone else just looked the other way. "Just don't fucking watch it, turn the other way, let injustice be committed."

SORRY, YOU MAY LIKE LIVING IN THE DARK, YOU FOUL-MOUTHED RACIST, BUT NOT ME.

[Vintage1976]

@bobbyChrismikeLou How about STFU? If you don't like Loretta Lynn, don't watch the friggin' video.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@Vintage1976 Um, no, why don't YOU shut the fuck up. If someone was beating a child on camera, would you tell someone who hates child abuse to just "turn the other way"? I don't think so.

[dmoor10]

is that a fender Fender Sonoran guitar

[captainhappyhowdy]

this song is great, anyone who finds it offensive is sadly narrow-minded and insecure.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@captainhappyhowdy Why? Because they take offense at the suggestion that Native Americans love "firewater"? Or that squaw is an incredibly offensive term akin to bitch?

[whatanightmare1]

@bobbyChrismikeLou The only thing "akin to a bitch" here is YOU!

[captainhappyhowdy]

@bobbyChrismikeLou no, because your taking offense comes from an obvious place of insecurity, I'm not offended by words or names aimed at my race, they're only words. And Native Americans do live firewater, as do I and many other races and cultures. Maybe you should stop being a such pussy and start excersising your own right to free speech.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@captainhappyhowdy It's pretty ironic that you're telling me to exercise my right to free speech while telling me not to criticize something.

If YOU'RE not offended by something that doesn't mean it isn't offensive. If one black person doesn't mind when white ppl call him an N word,that doesn't take away another person's right to be outraged.

It's interesting: I bring facts and reasoning to my argument, while you guys bring personal attacks. If you can't understand it, make fun of it, right?

[MrTheodore37]

I love this song and I love Loretta. Of all people who I would NOT consider mean-spirited or bigoted, she places near the top. She is the real deal. And so to all those people who see this song as "racist", that says a lot about you and really absolutely nothing about her.

[jkt414]

gonna learn this ! and i'm pure proud squaw ! ! got not 2 do with ...!

[verbaud]

Nobody stood up to the male ego like Loretta. Before her, all country women were sad victims. Just listen to the lyrics before her. Kitty Wells sang an answer song to "The Wild Side of Life" called "It wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". That was it. You're listening to Women's History. Get with the ticket. Stop whining.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@verbaud That has nothing to do with the racist stereotyping in these lyrics.

[nazibrothel]

I am part "Injun". I'm part Cherokee Indian, and I take no offense to the term "squaw" She was part Cherokee and had every right to use the term. If people got over the bullshit for 5 minutes, and realized we are part of the same so called "human race" , and allowed our differences, we'd be MUCH better off!

[britanilynn95]

my mom loved her so much...thats where i got my middle name from!!!

[TheLadiAmbi]

Neva heard dis till now...controversial? nope peeps, its jst classic Miss Loretta:) luvya ladi xoxox

[jjisola]

Go gett'em Squaw, gett'em gurl, gett'em real good! Loretta, you one of the best Swuaw's to gett'em real good.

[csoman08]

Well it wasn't a racist term until the some of the Europeans made it racist term, and some not all of them were racist towards native americans, but they did use "squaw as a term for a native american womans private parts. So it kind of escaladed as a racist term towards native american women in the earlier days. But I can understand why some people would be offended by it and I don't blame them.

[dmoor10]

to everyone who thinks the word "squaw" is racist or something you are wrong. it was a word used among fellow native americans as a term for a native american woman, not to offend them or anyone else, then politicians, and lawyers started saying we should be offended and we listened. and even it was really offensive i doubt loretta would stop saying it because she has always said what was on her mind.

[ringbolt9]

everyone is SO senstive. jeez....

[canadienneshitface]

Haven't you ever read her biography? Her mother is native. That's why her husband would call her squaw... get it? hope so.

[bambi3331]

it was never racist, it started as a joke, quit turning it into a race game.

thanks, jb6235

[Timedoesntwait]

We didn't have to be so politically correct back then and guess what?....Nobody was offended because the lawyers hadn't told us we should be.

[californiahummus]

The point of the song is that she was called a racist/sexist term, and she turned it around.

It's like African Americans calling each other the n- word. Or gay men calling each other queers. It's a song way ahead of it's time.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

@californiahummus I hate it when people say 'the N word' do you mean - NIGGER?!

[jessiesinc]

lol bck in the old dayz , who says that? wrong, ..i dno

[amunrey]

I always thought that the lyrics to this song were very clever. Nobody writes a country song like the QUEEN herself!!

I read that Loretta's husband is the one who started this line by warning anyone when Loretta was in a bad mood. He'd say "watch out ever'body, the squaw's on the warpath tonight!" LOL.  Well it was a number one hit for Loretta all the way to the bank!

[sexyeyes1969]

I like this song from Loretta back in 1970.

This is true country music.

[snowfoxs0910]

I grew up listening to Loretta! I'm Native and respect Loretta with all my heart :)

[snowfoxs0910]

I grew up listening to Loretta! I'm Native and respect Loretta with all my heart :)

[meadowqueen]

FANTASTIC! Loretta if fantastic!

[Rahavin1]

its still used in a derougatory way...

[passionatecutie]

SHE KEPT HIM IN LINE....LOVE HER!! I wouldn't offer a peace pipe either....a scorned woman is never a good thing...Oh I adore her and her music....humble beginnings...

[RWTXldb]

Jesus H. Christ, Bubba, quit trying to be offended at everything that comes along. Listen to the very first line of the song and you'll see (assuming average or better intelligence) that she sets the scene for the rest of the song and there's no racism in it. Just throttle back and quit trying to find something to get wound up over.

[redhandmedia]

seriously ....squaw????? squaw? hold on while i write a song about niggers real quick and post it.

orrrrrr we can stop posting racist BS on youtube. Thank you have a nice day.

[jb6235]

Get over it. It's not racist.

[lacalz1]

@jb6235 you are such a jerk. It is ignorant in-bred people like you who see nothing wrong with this song.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

@jb6235 How is it not racist?

[rathraven1313]

@bobbyChrismikeLou You missed the point of the song. You're focused on her use of words, but not her meaning which is she mad at her man and that means he's in trouble when he gets home.

[nicholasbhicks]

google her and look at pix or her mom you fool.shes mixed herself

[tranurse]

@redhandmedia well, she was part cherokee and doo did call her squaw.

[jimbarr1959]

I have not seen a bad Loretta Lynn song or video

[QueenLoretta]

Miss Loretta telling it like it is way back in the 1960's and she still is. Long live the "queen Of Country" LORETTA LYNN!

[brbook77]

I love Loretta. She is truely the first & only lady in country music!

[EnnCamp]

I met Loretta in Wilson North Carolina, in 1968. I was a kid but she was nice to my mom and I.

[VanessaDipasquale]

i love loretta lynn!

i find myself singing or humming her songs all the time

[MarkThompson01]

This song always makes me smile! I love Loretta.

[martyc124]

love her love her music love her person she is great

[gabrielle931]

Loretta Lynn has always sang songs that she felt to be true inside

[Deshard62]

Love the fact that face it, for the time, these lyrics are pretty darned provocative and funny.

"The game your hunting for ain't beef"...

.."don't hand me that old peace pipe"...

Love, love, love it!

[PinkysHouse]

love this song and LOVE Miss Loretta. I sing this song to my husband whenever I'm too mad to talk to him, lol. PLus the song means alot cause growing up whenever we get mad mama said we were on the warpath (we're Cherokee)

[DeerRVN]

SSSQUAWK!!!!!!

[DOLLYWAYNE38]

WOW is all i can say i love this woman

[americanmg]

Gotta luv the lady, amazing.

[Lauriesdelight]

LOL Miss Loretta Wasn't Afraid To Sing It Like It Is.....Ty For Sharing

[waynesullivan101]

She is Wonderful...lol

[dangervich]

gee she sounds just like sissy spacek! LOL|! (actually sissy did a great job!)

[413KEITH]

moron

[Factnotfictionpeople]

And financially, worth how much?...........:-)

[oldtimemusiclover]

Pretty quarter-Cherokee doin' one of her best ones, wow!

[QAMWood]

That "sliding instrument" is a steel guitar. It was a primary instrument for country music songs in the 60's-70's.

[Ophelia29]

great song- she's awesome! Can anyone tell me what that sliding instrument is called? It sounds really neat! Thanks!

[Leonid3s]

Ophelia:

That is a steel guitar. It does sound pretty good, doesnt it? :)

[Ophelia29]

oh, so that's what one looks/sounds like? thanks! It sounds great! Thanks for letting me know:)

[g88mm]

The Queen has spoken!!!!!!!!!!

[sparrowhawk72]

No one can EVER compare to the ONE and ONLY LORETTA LYNN!

[stoopidsider]

I luv it!!! It's all about my Mom & Dad!!! hahahahaha (The reason I'm so nuts!!!)

[marbelous1]

loretta lynn best woman singer/songwriter

[Eyan1818]

(Sparrow1138) YOU CREEP PERVERT !!How could you say that about the SWEETEST woman of country, SHes got enoung people that LOVE her at HEART and iam sure theyd put a wipping on you that youd never wash off !!! FROM MY HEART LORRETTA I LOVE YOU HONEY AND STILL PLAY YOUR RECORDS AT 300 WATTS THROUGH SPEAKERS THE SIZE OF WASHING MACHINES

[QueenLoretta]

The "Queen Of Country" telling it like it is once again. Loretta Lynn was the first woman in country to really stand out and sing with sass and attitude and it set her apart from all the others. THANKS! Rick Cornett

[AuroraBorealisAK]

LORETTA IS THE BEST EVER

[Countryman456]

This is great looked every where for it.

[sparrowhawk72]

Fabulous!!! Thanks!