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How many roads must a man walk down 00:03
Before you call him a man? 00:08
How many seas must a white dove sail 00:13
Before she sleeps in the sand? 00:18
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly 00:24
Before they're forever banned? 00:29
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind 00:35
The answer is blowin' in the wind 00:40
00:46
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist 00:54
Before it is washed to the sea? 01:00
Yes, and how many years can some people exist 01:06
Before they're allowed to be free? 01:11
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head 01:16
And pretend that he just doesn't see? 01:22
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind 01:27
The answer is blowin' in the wind 01:33
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Yes, and how many times must a man look up 01:48
Before he can see the sky? 01:54
Yes, and how many ears must one man have 01:59
Before he can hear people cry? 02:05
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows 02:10
That too many people have died? 02:15
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind 02:21
The answer is blowin' in the wind 02:26
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Blowin' in the Wind

By
Bob Dylan
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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?

Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly

Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

...

Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist

Before it is washed to the sea?

Yes, and how many years can some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free?

Yes, and 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

...

Yes, and how many times must a man look up

Before he can see the sky?

Yes, and how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?

Yes, and 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

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

roads

/roʊd/

A2
  • noun
  • - paths for vehicles or pedestrians

seas

/siːz/

B2
  • noun
  • - large bodies of saltwater

dove

/dʌv/

B1
  • noun
  • - a type of bird symbolizing peace

sail

/seɪl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to travel on water using a sailboat

answers

/ˈænsərz/

B1
  • noun
  • - solutions or replies to questions

wind

/wɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - moving air
  • verb
  • - to twist or turn

mountain

/ˈmaʊntən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a large natural elevation of earth's surface

exist

/ɪgˈzɪst/

B2
  • verb
  • - to have reality or be real

people

/ˈpiːpəl/

A1
  • noun
  • - human beings; persons

allow

/əˈlaʊ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to permit or give permission

turn

/tɜːrn/

A2
  • verb
  • - to change position or direction

see

/siː/

A1
  • verb
  • - to perceive with eyes

hear

/hɪər/

A2
  • verb
  • - perceive sound

die

/daɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to stop living; to cease to exist

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