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 this sand Yes and 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 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 must a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see The answer my friend it is blowin' in the wind And 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 until he knows That too many people have died The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind