Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam (Gather 'round, gather 'round) And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times They are a-changin' Come writers and critics Prophesize with your pen (Gather 'round, gather 'round) And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' The losers now May be later to win For the times They are a-changin' Here's what I like about it Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call (Heed the call, heed the call) Don't you stand in the doorway Don't you block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside And I tell you, it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And then it'll rattle your walls For the times They are a-changin'