How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man

Yes 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand

Yes 'n' how many times must a cannon ball fly

Before they are forever banned

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind

The answer is blowing in the wind

Yes 'n' how many times must a man look up

Before he can see the sky

Yes 'n' how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?

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 is washed to the sea

Yes 'n' how many years can some people exist

Before they are allowed to be free

Yes 'n' how many times can a man turn his head

Pretending he just doesn't see

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind

The answer is blowing in the wind