Puff The Magic Dragon - sob!

Is it about a boy growing up or drugs?

It makes me cry!

Ah an old Chestnut this !

Peter, Paul & Mary say that it's simply a song about the loss of childhood.

http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.htm

Still sad though. I remember it from when I was a kid 'aherm' years ago.

More recently my daughter wouldn't listen to it because it was sad.

Watch this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYD5CeFOTOI


Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
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 Honalee.
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.

Together they would travel on 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 Honalee.
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.

A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Painted wings and giants's 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 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 Honalee.
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.

Just listened to it :smt089 :smt089 :smt089
And now Loki's howling in sympathy ...

Just added another link in the previous post.

Phil

Thanks Phil.

Still sobbing :smt022 :smt022 :smt022

Always thought Jackie Paper was fickle :smt022

That sent a shiver up my spine for some reason listening to that Phil! I never knew the entire words so was good to actually see and hear them-cheers everyone!

Oh how I remember singing along to that with my mum...won't be able to get it out of my head now though

oh i love this song,my grandad used to sing it to me whan i was young,i remember singing it in a childrens karaoke (spelling?)comp when i was about 8 in tenerfie,i cried after

I thought it was about a magic dragon called Puff
Becky

this thread got me looking on youtube for puff the magic dragon videos ,anyway look what came across,it made me laugh,its slow starting but gets better towards the end -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0jVy3aMxmM