Lyr Req: Bob's Birthday, premature request

Subject: Bob's Birthday, premature request
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 23 May 01 - 07:18 PM

To help commemorate the 60th birthday of America's National Poet tomorrow, I would like it if somebody could post the lyrics to a brilliant parody of "Blowing in the Wind" which I heard on our local South Florida Folk Prog. Last Saturday. Performed by the "Chenille Sisters" (?) Somebody must know it, maybe it's even in the DT. Very feminist song, you would never catch Clinton Hammond singing it, but VERRY funny.

If nobody coughs up, I will phone WLRN and post them myself, but this is much easier .......

Murray

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click here for requested lyrics

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bob's Birthday, premature request
From: sara_grl
Date: 24 May 01 - 10:53 AM

It's not much of a feminist song per se...I guess a woman singning it could have changed it. But here are the lyrics just the same...

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, 'n' 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's 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.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bob's Birthday, premature request
From: Mrrzy
Date: 24 May 01 - 10:59 AM

Those are the lyrics of Blowing in the Wind, which I doubt were the words to the parody referred to in the original post... but thanks, I needed to reread these too!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bob's Birthday, premature request
From: sara_grl
Date: 24 May 01 - 11:07 AM

ok...that'll teach me to post before thoroughly reading the post I'm responding to. I've done a search for the chenille sisters and have found the song on a compliation by Christine Lavin called Laugh Tracks. Still trying to find the lyrics.

sorry again!
sara