REQ: "Puff the Magic Dragon"
Spice
My daughter loves the song, but I can't remember all the words (just part
og the first verse) I have to hum it to her.
Thanks in advance
Spice
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From
http://www.lyrics.ch/
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal PUFF
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
CHORUS
Oh! PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei,
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei.
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie kept a lookout perch on PUFF's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would low'r their flags when PUFF roared out his name.
CHORUS
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys.
One great 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.
CHORUS
D & G
Here are the lyrics as printed in sheet music I have.
Verse
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!
Chorus
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.
Verse 2
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!
(Chorus)
Verse 3
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! (Chorus)
Verse 4
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave. Oh! (Chorus)
Enjoy! It is a great song!
Ginger
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Spice <spic...@atlantic.net> wrote in article
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Jason M. Collins
It's all about pot. Why are you teaching it to your kids? *joking* My dad
taught it to me, and I turned out just fine. *grin* -- Jason C.
On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Spice wrote:
> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 09:48:52 GMT
> From: Spice <spic...@atlantic.net>
> Newsgroups: alt.music.lyrics
> Subject: REQ: "Puff the Magic Dragon"
>
> My daughter loves the song, but I can't remember all the words (just part
> og the first verse) I have to hum it to her.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Spice
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>
> remove the nospam and replace the obvious at and dot to reach me
>
> spiceldynospamatatlanticdotnet
>
>
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Jason M. Collins wrote:
> It's all about pot. Why are you teaching it to your kids? *joking* My dad
> taught it to me, and I turned out just fine. *grin* -- Jason C.
>
AAAAKK! We had this discussion here a while back about the *rumor* that this song
was about drugs. It's not! I guess some bozo in the 60's thought it would be funny
to start it, but it's not true. Just a song about a dragon. ... But what *I*
always wondered about was, what DOES happen to Jackie Paper in the end? Does he
die? <sniff> When little kids ask me, I just say that he grew up and went away,
and that made the dragon sad.
sue harris
Spice
Kyle Harris <woof...@pop.phnx.uswest.net> wrote in article
<359B29B6...@pop.phnx.uswest.net>...
>
>
> Jason M. Collins wrote:
<snip>
>But what *I*
<snip>> always wondered about was, what DOES happen to Jackie Paper in the
end? Does he
> die? <sniff> When little kids ask me, I just say that he grew up and
went away,
> and that made the dragon sad.
>
> sue harris
Peter, Paul & Mary did a special on PBS a few years back and added ( I
think) two verses about Jackie growing up and then bringing his son to play
with Puff.
I only heard this version once and was unable to copy it at that time
(VCR had died ).
Since then the only version I've heard ended with Puff crawling into his
cave because without Jackie he couldn't be brave.
Those extra verses are wonderful, but I can't remember exactly how they go.
Is there a site for old folk songs?
Can anyone remember seeing the special? ( I think it was around Christmas
time )
Thank you to everyone that has beenSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOO helpful. My daughter
was asleep when I downloaded and started singing, She woke up and started
singing and then said Puff, mama, Puff.
Spice
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missewon
Spice wrote:
> Is there a site for old folk songs?
> Can anyone remember seeing the special? ( I think it was around Christmas
> time )
> Thank you to everyone that has beenSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOO helpful. My daughter
> was asleep when I downloaded and started singing, She woke up and started
> singing and then said Puff, mama, Puff.
>
i know they have a video for a Peter, Paul and Mary special from a
coupla years ago. It was something like Peter, Paul and Mommy II. I
think they have it at my library, so you might want to check at YOUR
library.
the lyrics on the Peter Paul and Mary website don't show a different
version, but there is an emphasis on the last chorus that he LIVES by
the sea... whatevah that means.
here's the lyrics and links i've found that might be useful
:)
MissE
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Urban Legends Reference Page
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.htm
Peter Paul And Mary
http://www.downeast.net/ppm/nslist.html
PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
(Lipton/Yarrow) © 1963 Pepamar Music Corp.-ASCAP
Renewed 1991 Silver Dawn Music-ASCAP/Honalee Tunes-ASCAP
[from the album PETER, PAUL AND MOMMY, TOO]
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah-Lee
Little Jackie Paper, he loved that rascal Puff
And he brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff
chorus:
O 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
Oh and together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
And 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 called out his name
chorus
A dragon lives forever but not so little girls and 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 life-long friend Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave
chorus
Oh, Puff the magic dragon LIVES by the sea (present tense!)
And frolicks in the autumn mist in a land called Honah-Lee
Oh, Puff the magic dragon LIVES by the sea
And frolicks in the autumn mist in a land called Honah-Lee
Judy...@my-dejanews.com
In article <359B29B6...@pop.phnx.uswest.net>,
woof...@uswest.net wrote:
>
>
> Jason M. Collins wrote:
>
... But what *I*
> always wondered about was, what DOES happen to Jackie Paper in the end? Does
he
> die? <sniff> When little kids ask me, I just say that he grew up and went
away,
> and that made the dragon sad.
>
> sue harris
>
>
When I was small, my mother knew a verse about Jackie's son who went and
visited Puff. She doesn't remember what the verse is, and so far, I haven't
been able to find any reference to it anywhere.
Judy Gale
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Jason M. Collins
I heard he grew up. -- Jason C.
On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Kyle Harris wrote:
> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 23:33:26 -0700
> From: Kyle Harris <woof...@pop.phnx.uswest.net>
> Reply-To: woof...@uswest.net
> Newsgroups: alt.music.lyrics
> Subject: Re: REQ: "Puff the Magic Dragon"
>
>
>
> Jason M. Collins wrote:
>
> > It's all about pot. Why are you teaching it to your kids? *joking* My dad
> > taught it to me, and I turned out just fine. *grin* -- Jason C.
> >
>
> AAAAKK! We had this discussion here a while back about the *rumor* that this song
> was about drugs. It's not! I guess some bozo in the 60's thought it would be funny
> to start it, but it's not true. Just a song about a dragon. ... But what *I*
> always wondered about was, what DOES happen to Jackie Paper in the end? Does he
> die? <sniff> When little kids ask me, I just say that he grew up and went away,
> and that made the dragon sad.
>
> sue harris
>
>
>
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