And the snow flies 和雪中飞

On a cold and grey Chicago morn 在一个寒冷的灰色芝加哥的早晨

A poor little baby child is born 一个可怜的小宝贝儿出生

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

And his mama cries 和他妈妈的哭声

'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need 因为如果有一件事是她不需要

It's another hungry mouth to feed 这是另一种饥饿的嘴里喂

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

   

People, don't you understand? 人，难道你不明白吗？

The child needs a helping hand 孩子需要援手

Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day 或者，他会成长为一个愤怒的年轻人有一天

Take a look at you and me 看看你和我

Are we too blind to see 我们是否过于盲目看

Or will we simply turn our heads 还是我们只是把我们的头

And look the other way? 再看看其他的办法吗？

   

And the world turns 与世界变成

And the hungry little boy with the runny nose 和饥饿的小男孩，流鼻涕

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows 在大街上扮演的冷风吹

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

   

And his hunger burns 和他的饥饿烧伤

So he starts to roam the streets at night 于是，他开始在街上游荡，晚上

He learns how to steal 他学会怎么偷

And he learns how to fight 他学会了如何打

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

   

Then one night in desperation 在绝望中，然后一个晚上

The young man breaks away 年轻人打破了

He buys a gun, he steals a car 他买了枪，他偷了一辆车

He tries to run, but he don't get far 他尝试运行，但他没有得到远

And his mama cries 和他妈妈的哭声

   

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man 作为一个人群聚集“圆一个愤怒的年轻人

Face down in the street with a gun in his hand 在街上面朝下，手里拿着枪

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

   

And as her young man dies (in the ghetto) 而作为她的年轻男子死亡（在贫民窟）

On a cold and grey Chicago morn’ 在一个寒冷的灰色芝加哥早晨“

Another little baby child is born 另一个小宝贝儿出生

In the ghetto (in the ghetto) 在贫民窟（在贫民窟）

And his mama cries… 而他的妈妈哭...

(In the ghetto, in the ghetto, in the ghetto…) （在贫民窟，在贫民窟，在贫民窟...）