Lyrics to
Blowin’ In The Wind

This version of Blowin’ In The Wind was released by George Harrison in 1972.

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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 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 can a mountain exist
Before it’s 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,
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

How many times can a dumb 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 till he knows
Too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

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The lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by George Harrison in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by George Harrison and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Blowin’ In The Wind back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind by George Harrison in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind" means the words set to the music of Blowin’ In The Wind, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Harrison. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Blowin’ In The Wind and the lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Harrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to Blowin’ In The Wind, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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