how many roads must a man walk down

before you call him a man

how many seas must a white dove sail

before she sleeps in the sand

yes and how many times

must the cannon balls fly

before they're 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 e ist

before it's washed to the sea

yes and how many years

can some people e ist

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