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?

They said, "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

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
They said,"How many years can some people exist
Well, before they're allowed to be free?"

They said,"How many times must a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?"
The answer, my friend is blowin' in the wind
Well, the answer is blowin' in the wind

How many times must man look up
Before he can see the sky?
They said,"How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?"

They said,"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