How many roads must a man walk down 
 Before you call him a man 
 Yes, and 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', is blowin' 
 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 till he knows 
 That too many people have died 
 The answer, my friend, is blowin', is blowin' 
 The answer is blowin' in the wind   
 Yes, and 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   
 Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head 
 Pretending he just doesn't see 
 The answer, my friend, is blowin', is blowin' 
 The answer is blowin' in the wind   
 The answer, my friend, is blowin', is blowin' 
 The answer is blowin' in the wind