PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON

(by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow)

Oh, 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 ...

    Puff, the magic dragon ...

Together they would travel
On a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a look-out
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 ...

    Puff, the magic dragon ...

A dragon lives forever
But not so, little boys
Painted wings and giants' 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 ...

    Puff, the magic dragon ...

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