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The Dickies – I'm A Chollo (1979) | Track profile | Dork

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The Dickies
Dawn of the Dickies [2000 reissue]
I'm A Chollo

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I'm A Chollo

Release date: 1st October 1979

From Dawn of the Dickies [2000 reissue]

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About This Track

"I'm A Chollo" is a track by The Dickies, from the album Dawn of the Dickies [2000 reissue], released 1st October 1979. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Dickies

The Dickies

Lyrics

I'm A Chollo

I'm a chollo

What can I do?

I threw my life away

Now I'm a chollo

[x2]

I used to be a surfer, man

I bought me an Impala and I sold my van

I got a pair of khakis and a Pendleton

Now I'm a full-fledged Mexican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

Not a bit of Puerto Rican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

I'm a chollo

I'm a chollo

What can I do?

I threw my life away

Now I'm a chollo

[x2]

I changed my name to Paco

I went to the store and got a taco

It made me feel real macho

Now all my friends are qué gacho

Hey, I'm your chollo man

Not a bit of Puerto Rican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

I'm your chollo

Go

[Solo]

I used to be a surfer, man

I bought me an Impala and I sold my van

I got a pair of khakis and a Pendleton

Now I'm a full-fledged Mexican

Hey, I'm your chollo man

Not a bit of Puerto Rican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

Not a bit of Puerto Rican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

Not a bit of Puerto Rican

Babe, I'm your chollo man

Your chollo man

Chollo man

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Track details

From Dawn of the Dickies [2000 reissue]

1979

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Album

Dawn of the Dickies [2000 reissue]

Release year

1979

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—I'm A Chollo
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—Where Did His Eye Go?

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Leonard Graves Phillips, Stan Lee [Dickies]
Producer: Robin Geoffrey Cable