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'''Puff, the Magic Dragon''' is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording and is a song about a dragon and his [[young friend]] Jackie Paper. | '''Puff, the Magic Dragon''' is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording and is a song about a dragon and his [[young friend]] Jackie Paper. | ||
Sometimes said to contain veiled references to smoking marijuana <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Dragon#Speculation_about_drug_references</ref>, the song has long been a favorite among Boylovers and could be compared to a modern version of | Sometimes said to contain veiled references to smoking marijuana <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Dragon#Speculation_about_drug_references</ref>, the song has long been a favorite among Boylovers and could be compared to a modern version of the Greek transfiguration myths <ref> [[Ganymede]]</ref>, <ref>[[Cyparissus]]</ref>, <ref>[[Hyacinth]]</ref> symbolizing the boys transformation into a man. | ||
{{Quotation|"A dragon lives forever but not so little boys | {{Quotation|"A dragon lives forever but not so little boys | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 25 October 2016
Puff, the Magic Dragon is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording and is a song about a dragon and his young friend Jackie Paper.
Sometimes said to contain veiled references to smoking marijuana [1], the song has long been a favorite among Boylovers and could be compared to a modern version of the Greek transfiguration myths [2], [3], [4] symbolizing the boys transformation into a man.
"A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys"
