Blowing in the Wind

Words & Music by Bob Dylan (1963)

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?
How many times must the cannon balls fly
before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
The answer is blowing in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
before it's washed to the sea?
How many years must some people exist
before they're allowed to be free?
And how many times can a man turn his head
and pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
The answer is blowing in the wind.

How many times can a man look up
before he sees the sky?
How many ears must one person have
before he can hear people cry?
And how many deaths will it take till he knows
that too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
The answer is blowing in the wind.

The original version by Bob Dylan, 1963.

The version that first became popular, by the group Peter, Paul and Mary, 1963.

Bruce Springsteen's version of Blowin' in the Wind - live performance in Paris, 1988.

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