"I'm an Indian Too" is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin. It was originally performed by Ethel Merman.[1] It is sung by the main character Annie after Sitting Bull adopts her into the Sioux tribe.
It is typical of mid-20th-century views of Native Americans, and is sometimes considered racist and demeaning from a contemporary perspective, although others see it as a mildly satirical attack on racial stereotyping. Native Americans did protest outside the New York theatre, as well as movie theaters, holding picket signs stating: "Don't See "Annie Get Your Gun". As a result of this reaction, many contemporary productions have omitted the song from their revivals,[2] and the protests stopped.
In 1979, the song was remixed and released as a dance track by disco artist Don Armando.[3]
Other singers to have recorded the song include Doris Day (for the 1963 album Annie Get Your Gun), Judy Garland and Betty Hutton.[4]