The song Blowin’ in the Wind by Peter, Paul & Mary was written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It became a significant anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and the anti-war movement.
Blowin’ in the Wind
Did You Know
- Blowin’ in the Wind is a folk song written by Bob Dylan in 1962.
Bob Dylan
- Peter, Paul & Mary recorded their version of the song in 1963, which became a hit and is one of the group’s most popular songs.
- The lyrics of Blowin’ in the Wind reflect on peace, freedom, and civil rights, making it an anthem of the 1960s protest movement.
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Lyrics
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they 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 blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn’t see?
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?
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
How many deaths will it take ’til he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.