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 pequeno bebê de uma criança 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 de que ela não precisa It's another hungry mouth to feed It's another hungry mouth to feed É de outra boca faminta para alimentar In the ghetto In the ghetto no gueto So people, don't you understand So people, don't you understand The child needs a helping hand The child needs a helping hand Então pessoas, vocês não entendem Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day que a criança precisa de uma mão solidária? Take a look at you and me, Take a look at you and me, Ou ela crescerá para ser um jovem homem faminto um dia Are we too blind to see, Are we too blind to see, Dê uma olhada em você e em mim, Do we simply turn our heads Do we simply turn our heads nós estamos tão cegos para enxergar? And look the other way And look the other way Nós simplesmente viramos nossas caras Well the world turns Well the world turns e olhamos o outro lado? And a poor little boy with a runny nose And a poor little boy with a runny nose Plays in the street as the cold wind blows Plays in the street as the cold wind blows Bem, o mundo gira In the ghetto In the ghetto E um pobre pequeno garoto com um nariz escorrendo And his hunger burns And his hunger burns Toca na rua enquanto o ventro frio sopra So he starts to roam the streets at night So he starts to roam the streets at night no gueto And he learns how to steal And he learns how to steal And he learns how to fight And he learns how to fight E sua fome aperta In the ghetto In the ghetto Então ele começa a vagar nas ruas à noite Then one night in desperation Then one night in desperation E ele aprende como roubar A young man breaks away A young man breaks away e ele aprende como lutar He buys a gun, steals a car, He buys a gun, steals a car, no gueto Tries to run, but he doesn't get far Tries to run, but he doesn't get far And his mama cries And his mama cries Então uma noite em desespero As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man um jovem homem desaparece Face down on the street with a gun in his hand Face down on the street with a gun in his hand Ele compra uma arma, rouba um carro, In the ghetto In the ghetto tenta fugir mas ele não chega longe As her young man dies, As her young man dies, E sua mãe chora On a cold and gray Chicago mornin', On a cold and gray Chicago mornin', Another little baby child is born Another little baby child is born Enquanto uma multidão se amontoa em volta de um irritado jovem homem In the ghetto In the ghetto Caído na rua com uma arma em suas mãos