Puff the Magic Dragon

I've never watched "Puff the Magic Dragon" before and have not watched it yet. Came across this song on youtube and it brought tears to my eyes at the end of it. Such a beautiful song of friendship and companionship.


A song of two friends that came together and went apart as age caught up. Something that is very true for all of us. Wonder how many true friends there are out there who kept their friendship throughout their lives?


It is something that I would like my children to have. Lifelong friendship and quality friends. Also teaching them that people move on in life, but true friendship and love will stay no matter how far apart.


I might go and look for the youtube videos!


Here are two videos of Peter, Paul and Mary singing the song. Two different crowds, but the same magic it calls up.








Did a search on wikipedia and it was originally "based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, a 19-year-old Cornell University student. Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled 'Custard the Dragon,' about a 'realio, trulio little pet dragon.' " Link to the page is here.


Had to do a search for the lyrics too! Courtesy of DigitalDreamDoor.


Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh

  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh

  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh

  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
  Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
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