As the snow flies As the snow flies Enquanto a neve cai On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' Em uma fria e cinza manhã de Chicago A poor little baby child is born A poor little baby child is born Um pobre garotinho nasce In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto And his mama cries And his mama cries E sua mãe chora 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need Porque se existe uma coisa que ela não precisa It's another hungry mouth to feed It's another hungry mouth to feed É outra boca faminta para alimentar In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto People, don't you understand People, don't you understand Gente, vocês não entendem The child needs a helping hand The child needs a helping hand A criança precisa de uma ajuda Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day Ou um dia ele se tornará um jovem revoltado Take a look at you and me Take a look at you and me Olhe para você e para mim Are we too blind to see Are we too blind to see Nós estamos tão cegos assim Do we simply turn our heads Do we simply turn our heads Ou simplesmente viramos nossos rostos And look the other way And look the other way E olhamos para o outro lado? Well, the world turns Well, the world turns Bem, o mundo dá voltas And a hungry little boy with a runny nose And a hungry little boy with a runny nose E o pobre garotinho com o nariz escorrendo Plays in the street as the cold wind blows Plays in the street as the cold wind blows Brinca na rua enquanto o vento frio sopra In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto And his hunger burns And his hunger burns E sua fome aperta So he starts to roam the streets at night So he starts to roam the streets at night Então ele começa a vagar nas ruas à noite And he learns how to steal And he learns how to steal E aprende como roubar And he learns how to fight And he learns how to fight E aprende como lutar In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto Then one night in desperation Then one night in desperation Então em uma noite de desespero A young man breaks away A young man breaks away O jovem foge He buys a gun, steals a car He buys a gun, steals a car Compra uma arma, rouba um carro Tries to run, but he don't get far Tries to run, but he don't get far Tenta fugir, mas não chega longe And his mama cries And his mama cries E sua mãe chora As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man Enquanto uma multidão se amontoa em volta de um jovem revoltado Face down on the street with a gun in his hand Face down on the street with a gun in his hand Caído na rua com uma arma em suas mãos In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto As her young man dies As her young man dies E enquanto esse jovem morre On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' Numa fria e cinza manhã de Chicago Another little baby child is born Another little baby child is born Outro pobre garotinho nasce In the ghetto In the ghetto No gueto As his mama cries As his mama cries E sua mãe chora