Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind Lyrics
Bob Dylan Lyrics
Blowin' In The Wind Lyrics
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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 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 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?
Yes, 'n' 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.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're 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 blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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 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 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?
Yes, 'n' 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.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're 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 blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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Blowin' In The Wind Info:
• The first line of the song ('How many roads must a man walk down?') is proposed as the 'Ultimate Question', in the science fiction novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
• The song poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom.
• In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
• 'Blowin' in the Wind' became world famous when it was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, who were also represented by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman.
• The song poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom.
• In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
• 'Blowin' in the Wind' became world famous when it was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, who were also represented by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman.