How many roads most 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, 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, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea ?

Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free ?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head

Pretending he just doesn't see ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky ?

Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows

That too many people have died ?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.