Peter Paul & Mary - Puff The Magic Dragon (with Lyrics)
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2012
- Puff The Magic Dragon
Peter Paul & Mary
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 puffs gigantic tail.
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came.
Pirate ships would lower their flag 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
and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee. 
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Jackie grew up, and lost his imagination. He didn't believe in dragons anymore. That is why he didn't come back. Don't grow up too fast. Always be a kid at heart. Don't take things too seriously. Enjoy life. Always be present. Put the cell phone away. As we get old, we forget about the wonderful things from our imagination (like Santa Clause). Don't let your heart and imagination grow old.
You understand......beautiful ;)
It's just a song. Dragons are fictional.
@netwitch56 John Lennon complained about his royalties for "Imagine" not being enough. He was told to imagine there's no money. John said, "It's just a song!" Incidentally, he said the song was basically the Communist Manifesto set to music. Did you know that?
Thanks for your concern, but I'll stick with reality.
@netwitch56 Yeah, for people my age (60+) he is kind of worshipped. Maybe because of his reputation as a founding member of the "Greatest Band Ever" and how his life ended. But l never thought much the words "no money, no possessions and no heaven" until l became more spiritually and politically aware. And I've discovered much deception and misbelief about things as they truly are.
Beautifully said!
"Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again"
-C. S. Lewis
This would be a great time right now, being a adult sucks
Facts
I'm old enough now and doing so.
Being an adult sucks even more, THIS year...we all need the escape of our imagination, whether it's songs, books, plays, films...any form of art will do...but our (British) government decrees the arts as, 'not viable'! Shame on you, Mr. Johnson, SHAME on you!
omg that's scary.. is being an adult THAT bad?
*ahem*
"an" adult
Not "a"
...just saying
“At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it”
How honestly true..
“A dragon lives forever but not so little boys”
I have cried at that line since I was about 4 years old and never knew why. Now as a mother of 13 & 17 year old boys...I know. It just hurts me. The chill bumps and the lump in my throat, when listening to this song, never fail to appear.
Saw a comment above that gave alternate last verse. Improves the song imo
(optional last verse)
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
@@robinhosleftfoot that LITERALLY gave me goose bumps and tears in my eyes! I love it!
@@Esthetician106 Still sad, but not as depressing. Should have been how the original song went
@@marklatlip3057 Sorry for your loss
@@marklatlip3057 that is a very touching story. It makes my heart hurt. 💔
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
CHORUS
I like your additional verse to give the song a happy ending
In the book I had growing up I think it showed Jackie's daughter finding him as Jackie watched on in the background
Excellent 👍👍
Lovely, simply lovely. A wonderful tribute to a wanderlust a ballad. Be well my dear friend.
Your tribute to this lovely ballad, brought me tears of joy, much like Puff’s did for little Billy Boy.
Anyone else listening to this late at night thinking about their childhood and knowing that that was the only childhood we’re ever going to get on this earth
I’ve thought about that a lot... in all it was the best one ever :)
The song made me sad, and you made me sadder 😭
Fr
Yes I’m praying about past lives cause there are so many things I missed about childhood due to apple products and smart devices 💔
Still waiting for my parents to love me 🥴🙃
This is for me my childhood. By best friend drew her version of Puff on the side of our house. She was 4 yrs old. I am new 66 , she died at 62 after a hard journey through life. Not unlike mine. We always loved this song. Rest easy my friend
All the children who remember this song are old or dying or dead now. How sad.
@@uv77mc85We all are dying. Grasp on to life and your youth while you can. Nothing lives forever.
I am alive and well. Im 62. I remember the entire song and still cry when i hear it. Just like I did as little girl.@uv77mc85
@@jenniferkeefe8564 I loved your relpy. Glad you are doing well and yes, this brings back memories
@@uv77mc85 i am 14, turning 15 this march.. when i was in year two i used to listen to our music teacher play this song on his guitar during circle time, i am sure this song will live on for a very long time :) its very sweet. im happy to see that this song wasnt a fever dream and other people enjoy it
This has me in tears. My Mom would sing this to me as a child and I would get upset thinking Puff disappeared and died. My Mom passed away a few years ago and I just remembered this song...
My son hated this song when he was young. He always found it so sad and would cry. He's 27 now and still gets upset when I mention this song.
You two know that this is about a pipe? Right??
@@cathalmcwilliams3033 It's a theory. The creators have mentioned several times that this was about the loss of childhood. If this is about a pipe then every other song might as well be.
The lyrics are
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's rings make way for other toys
One gray 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 lifelong 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
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
The only proof people have are
The words Puff and Mist
Puff is just a name and mist is just autumn mist that comes with the cold
That isn't much proof, isn't it.
@@angie9825 you have to much time on your hands.
We must remember though they are our dragons they never truly die as long as they live on forever in our hearts! ((Big hugs))
This nostalgia.. insane. Miss when everything was simple, and nothing mattered.
That's true now more than ever
Yes just googled to show my wife I'm singing along . Memories me and mum. And the old black radio
Memories of my dear Mum ,singing with me . From the old fashioned radio behind the telly. Sad, but more JOYFUL Memories. God bless you all in Jesus Christ for Eternal life
Yes very true
It still doesn't matter.
When it says “dragons live forever, but not so little boys” it didn’t mean Jackie died, it meant he grew up, and forgot about puff, I cry every time
that's bullshit
i always interpreted it as jacky died
but if he gave up on his best friend, that's bullshit
It is very very sad that Jackie gave up. Puff had only Jackie
This makes think of Winnie The Pooh. Gosh, my cheeks are soar from all the tears.
@WingMations Don't over think it just enjoy how it make you feel.
Life goes on and dragons live on. The song says little boys grow up and their interests change ( to things like baseball, fishing and girls ).
...........
Thanks to Peter Regan for clearing up this matter. Now 55 years later I'm happy again ! ! _ . :~} .
My wife just passed away. She loved dragons and always referred to herself as one. I played this song and had myself a good cry. Thank you for this.
I am so sorry for your loss. RIP to your wife.
May your wife rest in peace 😭❤️
I hope when your time comes, you two meet in a beautiful fairytale just like this one ❤
Very Very Sorry!!
Very emotional :(
My condolences from Australia
my father used to sing this song for us in the evenings. I am 56 years old now, my father passed a few years ago. I am not ashamed to say i am sat here crying like a baby
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
Don't be ashamed.
May he rest in heavenly peace ❤
For me it was my Mom. We lost her a year and a half ago. We played this for her hours before she passed. 45 years old, grown with a family of my own, and in that moment, I was a toddler again, being rocked to sleep to this song.
Does this song make anyone else cry?
+Emmy G q.q magical onions
Yep out of nowhere
Yes.
Yes. I used to try to sing the song from the book. I would cry every time I tried to sing it.
yes, when i was singing the song it makes me cry.
-i was little when a hear the song.
I don't remember this song being so depressing.
When you're young it just seems bit sad but seeet. When you get older the last verse gains more resonance.
I love it up to the sad ending xD
Omg same
I found myself so confused . I was thinking more of what we used to do in S.E. Asia . "Chase the Dragon" ruclips.net/video/PhlB7lT7UNs/видео.html It was fearfully cheerful though ;>)
Me either
For everyone who thinks this song is referring to weed/drugs: “The band claimed that the song is really about losing the innocence of childhood, and has nothing to do with drugs. At the end of the song, Puff goes back into his cave, which symbolizes this loss of childhood innocence”
Exactly! Right on
My older brother insisted to me when I was about 7 over and over and over it was all about drugs. Just because some doped up hippy told him it was. My brother didn’t amount to anything anyway.
Meet the parents said otherwise
I heard that many decades ago and i don't buy it for a second. Pp&m were a class act trio and would not make a song about weed. It is clearly about losing childhood innocent and growing up.
That said, I like listening to this whenever I'm high on weed.
i remember being younger and going “i wouldn’t forget puff how could he forget puff” now that i’m 17 and understand the meaning of the song it hurts even worse
Puff is so magical he lives in every heart that believes today. 🦖🦖🦕🦕
haha lol
The authors have insisted it has nothing to do with drugs.
My mother used to play this to me on her guitar and I remember asking her to play it over and over again. Life was simple uncomplicated even though we didn’t have a whole lot my childhood felt full. I’m now 30, big job, house, wife, dog and first child. I just heard this song for what feels like the first time in 20 years and played it for my new baby daughter. I immediately burst into tears bringing the nostalgia of my childhood back and realizing for the first time that this song is about losing your childhood innocence. I hope one day my baby girl can look back on her childhood the same way I did with mine with love, laughter and fulfillment. Oh my here come the tears again ...I guess it’s true, grown men do cry after all.
I love your post----and the song. I'm 79 and still love this song. I listen to it often. It's of the nicest of the music from that era.
I'm 61 but when I was around 4 my mom would lay with me when I was scared on a stormy night and softly sing puff to me.i miss that.but my 4 year old granddaughter will sing it once in a while for pawpaw
Thank you for sharing this touching memory.
Well, here is you chance to pass on your childhood joy & imagination to your child. Will you pass the banner onto the next generation?
Bless you all in Yeshua's name.
Screw the grown up world!!! I should've stayed with Puff!!!!
Yes . Puff was JOYFUL
@sam zuriel Is that right? U never know.. like Lucy in Sky with Diamonds. LSD. Still fond memories. I was born in 60. So 9 in 69. Kids fantasy. How r u Sam? Take care mate
Trouble I've played it again. And cant get it out my mind haha
Its bender the magic dragon now I believe 😁😆
I hope I can while I still have my imagination
A five year old died and this was the song at his funeral and every time I hear this song I start crying
That is so so tragically sad :(
@@TheMrVogue he's somewhere better now
This was the lullaby Mom sang to me. She would replace "Jackie Paper" with my name. I loved it but it made me cry. I asked why Puff went away & she said "Because you grew up." We live 1,100 miles apart now & I rarely get to see my parents. When I was in the hospital several years ago I called Mom & she sang this to me over the phone. Made me cry but also feel better. Mom's 74 now & I'm 53. I love you Mom.
My grandma did something similar with my older brothers name and sang it to me and my younger brother, my older brother died recently and it reminds me how I'd cry and say: "I don't want him to die"
Go see your mom.
Find the money, take the days off.
Go.
Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone.
I hope you can spend the entire rest of your lives together!
This song brings back memory’s of my mom reading the book then putting in the disc into my princess music player
I think we're the same the person
My music teacher sang this and we joined in.
Same here
Same honestly
Yeah me too, this just randomly came back in my head
this little boy is now 73...oh where have the days gone
Time is so fleeting
Too fast, they have all gone too fast.
ah !! those were the days steam trains and magic dragons or wos it mushrooms !!
I'm 59 and ask the same question
I just said the same thing to myself
Hi Annabel my beautiful little girl. This was a song I remember as a boy. I sang this to you recently when you were 9, I hope you have the same memories of this and sing to your own children when the day comes. I love you forever ❤ Dad. X
You and me both. I learned how to play it and would sing it to my daughter 38 years ago. She's 44 today and has her own kids now. How time flies.
A moment of silence to all my disabled homies from elementary school that never got the dream of living a normal life I love you all as a fellow disabled person I'm sorry that none of you got to live normal lives I'm sitting here at the age of 23 about to visit my old elementary school for the 15th anniversary it's weird because I will never be able to see you again at the 10th anniversary we realize that you all ended up in group homes or had to stay with your parents and now 5 years later I'm crying thinking about you I remember what the music teacher played this song and we were all together happy now this song is dedicated to the others who never made it in life I'm praying for you that you someday get the dream of living a normal life
I sang this song to my papa days before he passed 2 years ago because he wanted me to sing it to him, I still remember his soft voice singing with me.
you are special . . . never change
Sorry man
I think it's about a child growing up
Beautiful
That is truly beautiful ❤️🐈🐉
(optional last verse)
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
Oh, thank you so much for this alternate ending. I used to sing this with my guitar every night to my little (10 years younger) brother. I wish I had known this then. TY 😉
Thanks for the waterworks and this beautiful addition.
its so so amazing love it soo beautiful brought me to tears but in a very beautiful way love it :)
Awww
Okay I’m weeping now oh gosh 😭
When I was a child in first grade we had a music teacher that would come sing to us once a week. He was an older man & he sang this song to us & remember it so clearly..😢 I’m now 27 & I sometimes wonder where he is now & hope he’s doing good❤
The joy and sorrow that this song rings in me makes me appreciate what imagination i've fought to keep as an adult and makes me shed a tear or 2 for what peace I had as a child. But for those I'd say who don't want Puff to stay in his cave - do your best to inspire such joy and passion for life in the young ones around you - it may shape how they get through their lives and trials.
Nicely said
haha lol
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
The nostalgia is killing me. The last time I listened to this song, I was the new kid in my 3rd grade class with no friends. Now I'm about to graduate college next year.
No u
yo I graduate college next year too
How did it go my guy
@@wetbucket4025 Not well lol. But I did make better friends in middle school and high school.
Your in golige
This song brings back memories sometimes I would randomly have this song in my head and start singing it
Jobro. I love your profile. And same here
Me too. Lol
I love your pfp too 😂
same 😂
This is what bought me here we used to sing this in primary school in the early 90s I'm 38 now lol
So much nostalgia and memories for millions of people in this simple song. How powerful is music?
‘A dragon lives forever but not so little boys’ - This line in the song resonates with so many people because of the innocence lost when you inevitably grow up. I am just happy that there is this song to remind us, even if for a brief moment, how we were like when we were young.
This song has outlived the composers and I don’t think Paul and Mary ever thought this song will be so important to so many through the ages.
Edit: Imagine a song for children that is still rekindling strong emotions for adults after so many years. This is why art is subjective.
I remember hearing this song when we were first in kindergarten. Our music teacher would sing this song with a soft voice. We always listened to it throughout the years and for the last time in sixth grade. I remember being too excited to leave elementary that I don’t care to listen. But damn looking back, elementary was the most pure and magical time of my life.
allison M im literally crying because my mom got me the cd when I was little and I rembered it just now
5th grade , bishop cotton school, Bangalore, mr coelho on violin.....wartery eyes, lump in my throat....timee just whizzed through
I remember listening to this in first grade. Though I have a feeling that if the teacher actually sang it, she would have realized just how sad the song was. I remember being bothered that nobody actually understood what it meant at thought it was just like any other children's song.
Allen Holloway It is. It’s not actually about bud.
@@devinh8948 About what? I just said it was hopelessly sad and literally nobody understood that.
This song made me cry as a kid. It still does. The tragedy of leaving one's childhood behind. Poor Puff.
That's why I liked the cartoon based on the song. It still has that sad moment but has a more uplifting ending if slightly bitter sweet. ruclips.net/video/0FyhTBvLu4w/видео.html
;( ;( ;(
it makes me cry, too
Same.
Eileen Bennett me too. I'd get in trouble. It Still does make me cry...Id think of my son..and now my sons baby My beloved grandson who' passed away and lives in heaven w the Lord
I remember wanting to grow up so bad and now all I want to do is be a child again
"Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3 ☦️
This song is timeless. I loved it as a child and am now 65. Never tire of listening to it. ❤
We all sang this at my Grandmas funeral. She sang it to us as kids. RIP Barbarra Rausse
Condolences
god bless her.
I'm so sorry.I get it,my dad died.
My condolences
My condolences
50 years later and I still cry at the end. Such an innocent song of loss.😢💕
It's about a guy who quits smoking weed.
@@philippschmitz1787 SADSFGHJ THATS SO FUNNY IF THATS TRUE
@@Apollo-ek9ud Peter Paul & Mary once stated that it's NOT about drugs, but I don't buy that. The first line of the lyrics sounds like a life advice: Smoke a blunt, chill at the beach!
I mean, is there a rational reason why this dragon is called "PUFF"??? If there is one besides my interpretation, I don't see that.
For me it's about a guy who gets old, quits smoking but has a secret stash that is found by his son. I mean, the message stays somewhat the same, as smoking Cannabis is seen by many older ppl as some kind of juvenile sin.
And PP&M wrote the song during the anti cannabis campaign's heydays. It's just very unlikely that a folk country hippie band like PP&M didn't see that connection. If it wasn't intentional... no, really, no-one can be so naive, right?
I mean, why didn't they call him Greg or Dave? Seriously, switch the name... the song stays exactly the same... just without the obvious connection to weed.
@@philippschmitz1787 I’ve heard that before but is it true or just a joke?
@@Jackp2003 At least I'm not joking. PP&M
denied that connection... but it's just too obvious.
You don't get better harmonies than this trio, simply AWESOME!!
RIP Mary Travers 🙏
I'm almost 20, my parents are both In their 60s so I grew up with older generation stuff, this movie and song was shown to me as a kid by my dad, every time I listen to it I cry in both sadness and happiness, my dad has Parkinson's and is getting slower and harder to do stuff over time, in the future I'm going to make sure to show my kids this, because I feel like some older generation stuff has to live on, love ya dad
This SONG=How to make a grown man cry over a little boy and lost dragon that doesn't exist in under 3 and half minutes. Now that's powerful music. lol
this is a true statement
+Mr. Extreme ignore me
DislXis TCuS It's called having emotions and being human. I played this song on an old 45 as a kid back in the 80s. It moved me then along with a ton of other music and so hearing it again so many years later just had an effect on me. It's not like I was sitting there wailing like a freak, but I did shed a couple tears. It feels good more then anything. Our culture today is so lost, dark, perverted, and corrupt compared to how it was back in the day. Look at today's music industry. Complete filth for the most part. Emotionless ghetto trash. Classic songs like this are a much needed relief to let me know I'm still sane, to let me know that the kid in me is still alive and strong.
+Noah W ignore me
+Mr. Extreme RIGHT ON! This and a LOT of the songs from the 60's still are emotional to me. They remind me of the good (and bad) times of those days long ago, and how things have just gotten worse as time has progressed. Right on down the line from the rotten trash music lately to everything that is going on in the world. Sometimes the only thing I truly hold dear is the music that I cherished all those years ago. Back when music had meaning and true soul!!!!! Anyone that did NOT grow up in my era and trashes this music is obviously a young punk that does not truly realize the importance and deeper meaning of the music and the words represented in the songs of 'those' days.
''He ceased his fearless roar'' I cried.
“Sadly slipped into his cave”
I sobbed.
Always makes me cry I always thing of my dog 🐕 who we had to put down
@@Needsleep777 I am so sorry for your loss. RIP to your dog.
Puff will always be there, and when you've grown up he'll be here.
I normally don’t comment on videos but I just feel different about this song. I was recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety and I’m having a hard time fighting through it all and my mom walked in on me in the middle of a break down gave me my medicine and started to play this song. At first I thought it was weird but now it’s just strangely calming
Just don’t give up. Remember, Jackie brings his daughter to play with Puff in the children’s book. Things got better for Puff, they’ll get better for you!
Well said!@@carsonhustler2698
I fight it too..... Sometimes, happiness is a choice. On or Off. Getting my mind off of myself and onto others REALLY helps too 😂. Our decisions affect other people....
How is it possible for a song like Puff The Magic Dragon to reduce a mature adult to tears? It has this effect on me whenever I hear it.
it a revisit to or childhood. the good or bad
My grandma had a vhs of Peter Paul and Mary and now that I have kids I still love it.
Are you off the stuff?
because we know.......
Quidnunc totally agree
I listened to this as a kid, years later, my sons and I pretended Puff lived at the top of our road and would always come out and play, he would come and eat with us and there had to be a chair for Puff. They're too old for Puff now :-( but I suppose Puff's magic is that he will come back for every generation.
I love this song because
Ilove this song i thik my music techer copy it not saying the name of my schoole
Gaynor Paynter the joy of puff I believe is you just yell PUFF and there he is!
You're never too old for Puff. Never!
It's really not, Braddock. The only thing that's weird here is you being compelled to be negative for absolutely no reason, my guy.
When your kids grow up and move away, you understand the real meaning of this song, because there is a part of you that's missing.
Then if you're lucky, the grandkids come along, and that wonderful last verse with Billy comes into play.
You suddenly pulled some heartstrings with that comment! Very apt
Its so strange. My mom used to play this song for us, my sister and I. We were so safe and loved. Now, decades later, my sister is long gone, my moms mind betrayed her many years ago, and a now a simple child's song has become a place of terrible joy and sadness for me. I've become cold and calculating to get where I'm going, but I will always lower my flags when puff roars out his name.
honalei
Puff the magic dragon still lives on the northwest Olympic peninsula hoh rainforest, one of only three places on earth where there is an autumn mist,we live by the sea we of forks Washington hear puffs mighty roar occasionally, a dragon lives forever .even the writer of the song doesn't believe his own lyrics and he has no idea how close to reality his song may actually be ,puff is a magic dragon, a shift changer. Jackie asked puff during one of his last visits with puff, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO PUFF,? LAY AROUND LIKE A LOG WITH A BUMP ON IT??? AND SO HE DOES..
JACKIE could not read or write having not gone to school ,the son of an alcoholic logger , who was abusive ,Jackie would run away to the forest to hide from his father, thus he met puff in the HOH RAINFOREST
AKA HONALEE ...
This is particularly sad to hear now during this COVID-19 mess. Children are having to grow up even faster.
@BT - I am sorry that you are struggling. It is an understatement to say your feelings of sadness are valid. Hope is not lost though. Help each other, have faith in each other and fight injustice. Society will persevere. A vaccine will be found.
Brooke Testi I agree, I’m nearly 13 and we’ve had to grow up so quickly during this. Worrying about death and covid. Other people in my year at school have covid and it’s really scary
No u
I think the opposite is true. This is a time when kids ought to be spending more time with Puff than ever before.
@Brooke Testi that shit happened to me even before COVID just sad and the feel of emptiness
My fondest memory of this song was in 1980 or so. My late wife, her nephew (10) and I were in the car when it came on the radio. We all snag along, even a 10 year-old boy knew the words.
When it was done, the DJ came on and said 'that's such a cool song, I'm going to play it again'.
So we all got to sing along again.
I'm nearly 60 and every time I hear it, I'm brought back to a time when life was much simpler. A happy time; no fears, lots of freedom, just a simple and enjoyable life.
Sadly, quite the contrast to these days......
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Nothing compare to memories like this
Keep your head up kid....theres still great times to come
2024 anybody
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I want to cry that show was my child hood
I randomly thought this in my mind and this is now my favorite song
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Childhood right here🥲
This is on my worship playlist because I worship those carefree, happy days. I miss them forever
the song is about childhood, also the end of childhood
Doctor: Im so sorry, you only have 3 minutes and 27 seconds left.
Me:
@@xiuxiawu1234 it’s about a dragon and a kid growing up too fast and losing his imagination 😭
@@jadend5953 oh.:(
@@jadend5953 😭
no way I wouldn't want to spend my last minutes crying lol
This song will be played at my funeral. First Song I memorized. First song I remember loving. Absolute favourite of ALL time. This song sings deeply with my soul.
Very depressing because it reminds you of how much time has passed and all of those who passed away. Realizing your own time is coming (if you were a teenager when this song was popular). Life passes so quickly.
My son just passed, he was only 44 he was a firefighter and a park ranger, and a very special guy! I use to read this story to him and sing this song together. When he found out he had stage 4 cancer 2 years ago, (collapsed lung, tumors on his kidney and liver) ; contributed from being a firefighter, he sent me a message of the video of this song;broke my heart, but I'm glad to know he remembered our times together, and thought of that (wishing I could hold him again and sing that song together again)😥💖
@@terryconner1605 oh Terry I'm so sorry for your loss! My heart breaks for you.
@@terryconner1605 so sorry to hear of your loss!!!
@@terryconner1605 I'm very sorry for your loss, I imagine your son was an amazing guy.
Did anyone else love this song when they were a kid, and then became devastated years later when they found out what it was actually about?
Yes, indeed!
Yes
yep
No, because I don't believe it is anything other than a bitter-sweet story of growing up
Just to clarify, I mean finding out that Puff feels sad when Jackie no longer plays with him and goes back his caves, not anything about drugs
I'm 64 years old and I cry e every time I listen to this. The loss of innocence. Oh, to be young and carefree again.
I first heard this song in the 60’s, but in 1996 my grandson, Ryan, was born. We developed a strong bond and he spent time working and playing with me, particularly after I retired. Soon I saw our relationship described in the words of this song with me as Puff and Ryan as Jackie Paper. I reveled in the time we spent together, but eventually Ryan grew up and I stayed the same. When the reality of this natural cycle hit me - well it rained green scales!
Omg no way! As I sat & listened to this song that's exactly how I interpreted between my daughter & I, we have a very good connection and I'm her Puff but I know one day it'll all change and with knowing that my scales too shall fall ....I broke down knowing this
This just happened to me, too! I know exactly how you felt!
Stupid green scales!
Beautifully written
@@marykay8587 I cried reading your response. That's how I feel with my daughter.
I wish I could go back in time, and be a kid again. Life was simple, there was school, chores, but above all, there was a time to discover new things, to explore, to create, to imagine, to dream, to ponder, to learn, to play, to being me. Even as a grown man, I find myself almost crying whenever I hear this. It has always touched my heart, and will continue to do so. Thank you very much for uploading this. It means so much.
music4ever1981 There is a point in my childhood that I look back with fondness. I yearn for the happy safe times but the excruciating pain of junior and senior high would never allow me to go back. I wish the one thing I could have learned as a child was that there are no "do overs" in life.
ask adult Lego lovers about whether or not there are do oversaw in life
music4ever1981 Now if we had H.G. Wells' time machine ...
+Seth Ayers the fuck is wrong with you
TOMMY UNICORN he/she is just looking for attention and you have just given it to them congratulations.
Always for decade's I cried for that dragon, for that boy and for me.
My tough-as-nails father cries anytime this song plays .. I think anyone who misses the past does
Okay who's chopping onions in here? Oh. Dammit this song gets me in the feels every time.
Scott Amundsen Someone just chopped some onions around here too LOL
The invisible onion ninja
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@@Mtb-cp6gz i am not gay i am bi
@@Mtb-cp6gz but like both
this is a child hood song it brings back so much memories.
it was published when i was in elementary school. one of the first songs we learned in school in music class
I have so many memories watching Puff with my grandmother and singing this song. I believe she chose my name because of this song.
One of few English songsI first heard when I started learning abc in middle school. Don’t understand much the lyrics,just understand words such as’dragon’ and Magic’. This song bring back those simple times...
I was a young boy in 1st grade and are music ms Vick I think taught us this song I loved it ,we had a little show before all this COVID stuff I want to go back i miss her she was so inspiring she taught my dad when he was younger too best year of my life
This brings back so many memories. When I was little, my dad would play his guitar for me before bed and sing me lullabies- this was one of my favorites. He'd play it on his guitar and I'd sing along with him. He told me later on that he thought he could start a band with me cause I sang it so perfectly. Now I wish I could go back to those days where he sang me lullabies and I'd go to bed humming them to myself, those days where he played his guitar and I didn't care about anything but singing along and having fun. Damn, life has changed since then :/
I like the old saying :"It is not too late to have a happy childhood." in other words, Your Dragon is waiting for you now!
I always get a little choked up after "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys." Cause that's when the story gets sad. Poor little Puff.
I thought I was the only one.
I still cry every freakin time.
Because the song is a real tearjerker,
Charles Norris So is getting to the end of a joint ;w;
Yeah me too it is so sad
When I heard this the first time, in EL-PASO Texas when I was 6 I burst into tears. 50 Years later when I hear this song .... guess what.........
Here I am in 2022, never having a single thought of remembrance of this song. I heard it on TikTok, brought back memories of listening to it with my eyes closed in preschool. It’s 2am and I got school tomorrow(I’m a Junior). This made my night, and probably my week.
One of the rare songs ever made, capable of transforming the hardest of hearts into the innocence of a child. Simply profound. Thank you for posting.🥲❤️🩹🙏
My mom whose in heaven used to play this for my children. I come listen to it every so often and think of her the whole time. So do my 3 &5 year olds. I love you mom. Hope you’re listening from heaven.
Sounds lame, but this song is very profound; filled with deep insights about how we lose our youth, imagination and innocence. So beautiful. And it's a stroke of genius to personify our innocence with a lovable dragon, and then when we get too old for make-believe, that dragon sadly retreats into his cave. Yes, they didn't have to call the dragon "Puff", and the boy didn't have to be "Paper"...I'm sure that was deliberate, it was the 60's, but no, the song isn't about marijuana. It's about a lot more than that.
Now that I'm finally old and used up, I'd be more than happy to go hang out with Puff. I'd have better days with him than I've had on my own I think.
I agree, except on the deliberate bit. Peter Yarrow, who wrote the song, always denied it and sounds very sincere when he does so. The song was already written in '59, and Yarrow said that back then he was way "too innocent to know about drugs."
The names do sound very conspicuous from this perspective - but only if you're actively trying to find drug references. It's a biased viewpoint, and Yarrow also said that he thinks you can interpret every song as a coded song about drugs, if you already approach it from that angle.
It's a fun thing to do by the example by the way. Take a random song, poem, book, film, game etc. and interpret it as having a drug theme. Character names of stories for kids seem to be especially prone to it. Probably more to do with the fact that anything drug-related has a million "codes," than anything else.
Daniel Saner Oh maybe you're right Daniel...I actually didn't know the song was that old. Hey maybe Lennon really did get the title "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" from his kid's drawing. Artists say the damnedest things about their work.
Maybe they were winking at the counterculture at the time, maybe not. That's all irrelevant because the song has a definite and very deep, universal meaning.
Inaccessible Cardinal Honah lee is in Hawaii and they are famous for their cannabis plants and yes it is about drugs.
When I was little my teacher sang it to us and when I grew up I named my bearded dragon puff and my mom laughed when I named it. I asked why and she said that it was because the song was about drugs. About puffing cannabis. But I do agree with you, it does have more meaning that was not put there on purpose. Btw don`t do drugs ;_;
The creators have repeatedly denied the drug reference. Not what the song is about.
I'm so sad I will never get to see peter paul and mary in my life but they inspired me silently among the years. I'm 31 now and married but I cry over this beautiful song.
My goodness. Just listened to this for the first time since I was about 6 or 7. I’m 33 and hearing all the lyrics made me tear up with its depth. Perception of everything around evolves with age.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
I grew up with this song. Thanks for the memories.
me to it is good to me
It makes me cry that I never got the chance live this song out for I was born after this was known well. I can't find the episodes anywhere.
Me too i grew up with this song
Every time I here it is cry
It was one of my favorites as a child. My grandmother loved peter Paul and Mary so we would always listen to their music while we were in the car.
"Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea, with monocles and testicles and the flintstone family!"
Many people think this song is some sort of allegory about marijuana use, when it is quite simply about the power, imagination, and beauty of childhood which (sadly) all of us must leave behind. Thank you for posting this with the simple but beautiful video accompaniment.
Anthony Flynn We dont have to leave it behind! Remain child like. Very wise people know this.
Yay, I don't want to leave it behind tho... I was somewhere between 7 or 8 when my dad kept playing this song and now I'm 18. I wish I could just go back...
of course its bout pot. Some of us dont leave behind childhood because we are lucky enough not to have kids lol
Shane Phoenix I disagree😂
I know it's such a shame people are doing this it's such a good song
I'm just sitting here listening to this … I turned 18 years old 26 minuets ago … My mum used to sing me this song, … she died when I was 9, … I wish she was here so bad i just want to hug her.
For what it's worth, happy birthday. I have no doubt she's proud of you
I'm so sorry!
Im so sorry for you ,this lovely song brings back lots of memories some sad some happy , listen to it and remember your loving mum is there with you x
Even at age 4, when my mom played this on guitar as we sang, I cried. 45… still tears.
I remember being a wee lad, maybe 5 years old at the most, and my dad singing this song to me. He explained that songs should tell a story. I suppose it was just an early anti rock and roll lesson. As I grew older, I listened to rock music my whole life. As it turned out, there were even some rock songs that he appreciated - because the lyrics told a story,
Through the years I have learned that music satisfies many emotional purposes. I guess, with age, that becomes more apparent. My mother's and father's individual tastes in music have left a lasting impression on my soul and helped me to become a more well rounded person. I've learned to like and appreciate all genres of music.
For that I am grateful to my parents.
Fittingly, Puff the Magic Dragon played at my dads funeral.
Puff the Magic Dragon walked out on the Strand.
He looked down and there he saw footprints in the sand.
A voice said Mr. Dragon, please don't be so sad.
My name is Jenny Paper. I was sent here by my dad. - oof
This is my favourite new verse! *crying buckets*
Wow. This made me tear up.
That's awful cute Jenny paper
This is so amazing!
Well, with this as a finisher, this song gets the soft power of some of the more positive of Gaiman's stories.
This makes me vary happy
I’m going to cry this brings me so many memories
This song just popped in my head and I had to find it… always made me cry when I was a little girl and has proven that it can still make me cry at 20. It will never get old and I will never forget!! I will sing this song to my children, just like my parents did for me. This really has me missing my childhood, I want to make a beautiful life for my own family now.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
did anyone else have the book with the c.d and would cry to this song because they knew they were growing up to fast and didnt want to but yeah...... memories.
Yea man im crying rn 😭
They didn't have CD when I was a boy. We had it on 45rpm records
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to go cry in a corner.
Same
Yes 😭
me to i love this song i have a teddy named puff and hes a dragon, i miss them days lol
Sweet Candy oh u guys...
cries in a corner while growing mushrooms
I LOVE this song! I heard it before when I was a Kindergartener!
I'm sobbing my dad.. Would play his guitar and I would sing along and.. It would give me such joy and we would sing and dance and have fun but.. 7 years later now 11 I'm singing but.. I'm also playing the guitar.. (He died do to cancer) I'm sobbing as I'm singing..
Oh I am so sorry to hear that hope your ok and my mom sang this to me once I loved it
Im so sorry about your dad but you will aways have these beautiful memories of him, bless you
I'm seventeen years old. Anyone who ever went to a public high school can tell you that things change a lot during those four years. As you grow up, ninja turtles become vodka bottles and bakugans become bong rips. Your friend who used to be scared to get on the teeter totter is now scared she might be pregnant. Your older sister who used to play dress up with you is now in university studying psychology. You used to think that five minutes of reading was a lot of homework, now you have to focus 80% of your attention on trying to get into a good school next year. In the past three years I had to be the pallbearer at my aunt's funeral, several of my friends have confided in me about having been raped, a few others have been beat up by their parents, I was addicted to pain killers for about five months during my 9th grade year, and I was in the middle of a suicide attempt when an old friend called me and helped talk me down. I've spent so much of high school worrying about both the past and the future. My life is much darker than it once was. The last time I heard this song I was in kindergarten. My music teacher used to play this for us. She would put pictures from the book on the overhead projector because smart boards weren't really a thing until I was in second grade. One day she came in and put on the old Rankin Bass Puff The Magic Dragon short film. It's been over eleven years since then, but today I was whistling randomly and accidentally did the chorus to this song. It reminded me that the song existed so I decided to listen to it. I know there are a lot of people that may say I'm too young, but trust me when I say that I truly am starting to understand this song and what it's about. I'm no longer the kid who used to get up early on Saturdays to watch Dora with my big sister. I'm now the guy from school that smokes weed with his friends once in a while, that tries his best to take care of those who are close to him, that makes stupid memes that aren't that funny, and that's working hard to get into a film school next year and one day write and direct films that will leave the emotional impact on people that this song clearly has on everyone who clicked that like button. Life changes. Children grow up.
From one filmmaker who was very much like this almost 40 years ago to another, judging by what you've written here, I'd say you're already on your way. "into a film school next year and one day write and direct films that will leave the emotional impact on people that this song clearly has on everyone who clicked that like button. Life changes."
If this song moves you at all, it should act as a guide. That we should always believe in magic, and always nurture the child in you - life is too hard and painful to face it without the innocent magic that keeps is going..don't get bogged down. It's a choice.
Being in highschool... I feel you man.
i have never resonated with anything like this before, you’re the kind of guy i would trust deeply
ouch
This song makes me sad every time I hear it, it's a heart breaking tale of what life is actually like...
My mom used to sing this to me. She just passed away a few days ago. Ive had this on repeat and the tears on full blast for the past few hours.
Just lost my mother this weekend. Watched Puff back in the 70s with my mother, made me sad then and even more now.
Prayers out to y'all
I'm 45 now, I remember this movie in the early 80s, but this song made me love my dog Chase more when he was with me. First time right now listening to this song again since he left me. Brings back good memories I had with him. I miss him everyday, and while I write this my eyes fill with tears. Where ever you are my baby man, you know I love you.
This song always brings tears to my eyes, tears for a wasted childhood
same
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Zaracha Bengalegon not a wasted childhood, jackie paper just grew up, as all children do, God willing. life moves forward.
kate26501 I was referring to my wasted childhood, I spent the majority of my early childhood in the hospital, I'm a childhood cancer survivor
I have been listening to this song since it came out. I still remember, back in the early 70's, when I was driving along listening to this song and it hit me what it was really about. I started shaking and crying so hard I had to pull off the road. Mt girlfriend thought I had lost it, until I explained it to her. She did not have any brothers and her dad and passed away when she was small, so she had no real frame of reference. Once she understood that it was about me outgrowing my dad, she understood. the tears. And for as long as we dated, she made certain I spent time with my dad. Dad came out of his "cave" after that. He died in1979. Thanks Carol, where ever you are for helping me make my dad a happier man
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I loved this song as a kid. I am 67 now and still like the song!
Remember when I was little. My mom plays this song on the radio every morning when I go to school and my mom goes to work.
Miss this moment 💕
Nostalgia I’m literally crying I wish I could go back in time and live my childhood again but I’m a middle schooler and still have a life ahead of me
Nicholas Fu you have no life left
Same bro
Same
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Keep living in middle school while u can. Do take anything for granted and live your best life before it’s too late and your all grown up. Good luck man
A child's loss of innocence and farewell to the imagination of his soul
So true we never get it back pity.
Farewell and welcome to the horrors of adulthood!!!
I was walking with my father speaking about growing up and this story. I remember in the book the daughter of Jackie found Puff later. My father told me when you raise a child you relive your childhood watching them grow up.
I cry every time I hear this. I can see my 3 year old self listening while watching the cartoon. Such a beautiful moment in time. I try to get in touch with that little guy that was so innocent and kind.
I'm 49 yrs old now. I remember back in my Baby days, this use to be my favorite song. Now it's a relaxing classic song to me, and still love it.
i remember my music teacher playing this song to the whole class in 1st grade.. and 10 years later i am just realizing how deep this song actually is
Same but it was kindergarten
''it Didn't. But, It affected Everyone.''
My dad used to sing this to me when I went to bed, along with a couple other songs. I miss those days, back in the 90s as a child. I still get to see him once in a while but having grown up with responsibilities I don't get to see him every day.
I've since lost my imagination and this song now reminds me of myself.
I remember when I was little, my mom would play this song and I’d repeatedly listen to it. I’m 18 now, I was eating dinner and randomly remembered this song. Such memories.