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 this sand yes an 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 windhow many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea yes an how many years can some people exist before they re allowed to be free yes an how many times must a man turn his head an pretend that he just doesn t see the answer my friend it is blowin in the wind an the answer is blowin in the windhow many times must a man look up before he can see the sky yes an how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry yes an how many deaths will it take until he knows that too many people have died the answer my friend is blowin in the wind the answer is blowin in the wind