[Verse 1]
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How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?
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How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand?
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How many times must the cannonballs fly, before they're forever banned?

[Chorus]
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The answer my friend, is blowin in the wind
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The answer is blowin in the wind

[Verse 2]
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How many years can a mountain exist, before it is washed to the sea?
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How many years can some people exist, before they're allowed to be free? 
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How many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see

[Chorus]
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The answer my friend, is blowin in the wind
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The answer is blowin in the wind

[Verse 3]
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How many times must a man look up, before he can see the sky?
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How many ears must one man have, before he can hear people cry?
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How many deaths will it take 'till he knows, that too many people have died?

[Chorus]
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The answer my friend, is blowin in the wind
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The answer is blowin in the wind