CHICO AND THE MAN

COMPOSED BY JOSE FELICIANO (1974)
According to the IMDB, Jose Feliciano was asked to write a theme song. He was worried that the producers would reject his song, so he wrote two. The producers bought both of them and used one at the beginning and the other at the end.  The theme remains one of the only Hispanic influenced TV themes, and certainly one of the best TV theme songs, period.  You can listen to this wonderful theme if you CLICK HERE. 

 CLICK HERE to listen to a bunch of versions of the song, including a truly weird cover by Sammy Davis, Jr.!  And if you'd like to chat with rabid Chico and The Man fans (frankly, who doesn't), you can CLICK HERE to visit the CHICO AND THE MAN MESSAGE BOARD.

 

 

Chico, don't be discouraged,
The Man he ain't so hard to understand.
Chico, if you try now,
I know that you can lend a helping hand.

Because there's good in everyone
And a new day has begun
You can see the morning sun if you try.

And I know, things will be better
Oh yes they will for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man.