Song title: Blowin' in the wind
(Dylan) by Dylan (The Freewheelin' CBS 1963)
Blowin' in the wind - Bruce version
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and 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 times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ‘n how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ‘n how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
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 is washed to the sea
Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ‘n’ 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.
Blowin' in the wind - Original Dylan's version
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you can call him a man
Yes ‘n 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 blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing 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 blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing 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 ‘till he knows
That too many people have died
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 18/06/1988 Chateu de Vincennes, Paris ,France
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Unique known live performance: 18/06/1988 Chateu de Vincennes, Paris ,France
Song 'history':
The song was only played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances (18/06/1988 Chateu de Vincennes, Paris ,France)
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