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1963 song by Peter, Paul and Mary

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Puff the Magic Dragon (disambiguation).

"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is an American folk song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963.

Lipton wrote a poem about a dragon in 1959,^[1] and, when Yarrow found it, he wrote the lyrics to "Puff" based on the poem. After the song was released, Yarrow searched for Lipton to give him credit for the song.^[2]

Lyrics

The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" are based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, then a 19-year-old Cornell University student.^[1] Lipton drew inspiration from Ogden Nash's poem "The Tale of Custard the Dragon".^[3][4][5] The song tells the story of an immortal dragon named Puff and his playmate, Jackie Pa