How many roads must a man walk down Before you can call him a man Yes and how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand How many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind 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 How many deaths will it take till he know That too many people have died The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea Yes and how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free 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 The answer is blowin' in the wind.