How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man?

How many seas must the white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand?



Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly

Before they are forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind



Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist

Before it is washed to the sea?

Yes, and how many years can some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free?



Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head

And pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind



Yes, and how many times must a man look up

Before he can see the sky?

Yes, and how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?



Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows

That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind