You know it's blowin', blowin'
Blowin', blowin', blowin', yes it is

How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
And how many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must those cannon balls be fired before they're forever banned?

Let me tell you that the answer, my friendIs blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind, ooh yeah

(How many years?)
How many years must a mountain exist (yeah, before) before it is washed to the sea?(I wanna know how many)
How many years can some people exist (aww, before) before they're allowed to be free?
(Too many years)How many times can a man turn his head (he turn his head and pretend) and pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Oh, you know that the answer is blowin' in the wind

You know it's blowin', blowin'
Blowin', blowin', blowin', yes it is
The answer is blowin' in the wind, ooh yeah