Puff (The Magic Dragon)

Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton (1963) / Peter, Paul & Mary

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	Puff, the magic	dragon	lived by the	sea

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And	frolicked in the	autumn	mist in a	land called Honah	Lee,

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	Little Jackie	Paper	loved that rascal	Puff

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And	brought him strings and	sealing	wax and	other	fancy	stuff.	Oh!

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 low'r their flag when Puff roared out his name. Oh!

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. Oh!

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!