PUFF
THE MAGIC DRAGON
PETER, PAUL & MARY
SONGWRITERS: ROBIN SPIELBERG; LEONARD
LIPTON & PETER YARROW
COUNTRY: U, S. A.
ALBUM: MOVING
LABEL: WARNER RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1963
Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk
music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The
group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by
Bob Dylan, and
covers of other folk musicians. They were enormously successful in the early-
and mid-1960s, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped
popularize the folk music revival. After the death of Travers in 2009, Yarrow
and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.
Mary Travers said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers. In the
documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On — A Musical Legacy, members of
the Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social
commentary of folk music in the 1960s.
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group
Hall of Fame in 1999. Peter, Paul and Mary
received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Songwriters
Hall of Fame in 2006.
Moving is the second album by the American
folk music trio Peter, Paul
& Mary, released in January 1963. The
third single, "Puff, the
Magic Dragon," was a huge hit and a
defining song for the trio, reaching #2 on the Hot 100, #1 on the Easy
Listening, and #10 on the R&B Charts.
The lead-off single, "Big Boat,"
failed to chart substantially, only staying on the Top 100 for two weeks,
reaching #93. Cash Box described
it as "an exciting, fast moving folk opus." The second single,
"Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)," did slightly better, peaking
at #56 on the Pop charts during a 6-week run; however, it did become an easy
listening hit at #14.
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 whenever
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.
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