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Blowin’ in the Wind

The Supremes
Track 10 on Cream of the Crop 

Producer

Clarence Paul
Nov. 19691 viewer

Blowin’ in the Wind 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 can sleep in the sand ?
And how many times
Must the cannonballs fly
Before they're ever 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 ?
And 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 ?
And how many deaths
Will it takes '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

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

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Cream of the Crop (1969)
The Supremes
  1. 1.
    Someday We’ll Be Together
  2. 2.
    Can’t You See It’s Me
  3. 3.
    You Gave Me Love
  4. 4.
    Hey Jude
  5. 5.
    The Young Folks
  6. 6.
    Shadows of Society
  7. 7.
    Loving You Is Better Than Ever
  8. 8.
    When It’s to the Top (Still I Won’t Stop Giving You Love)
  9. 9.
    Till Johnny Comes
  10. 10.
    Blowin’ in the Wind
  11. 11.
    The Beginning of the End
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Release Date
November 1969
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