Peter, Paul and Mary - Puff, the Magic Dragon (25th Anniversary Concert)

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Peter, Paul and Mary perform "Puff, the Magic Dragon" live at their 25th anniversary concert in 1986. Now, two and a half decades later, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the group in the famed Greenwich Village, this joyous yet deeply moving live concert is being first released on DVD by Shout! Factory.
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The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" were based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, a 19-year-old Cornell University student. Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon", about a "realio, trulio little pet dragon."
The lyrics tell a story of the ageless dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy who grows up and loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff alone and depressed. (Because of the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys", the lyrics may imply to some that Jackie Paper dies.) The story of the song takes place "by the sea" in the fictional land of Honalee (the spelling used by author Lenny Lipton, though non-authoritative variations abound.)
Lipton was friends with Peter Yarrow's housemate when they were all students at Cornell. He used Yarrow's typewriter to get the poem out of his head. He then forgot about it until years later, when a friend called and told him Yarrow was looking for him, to give him credit for the lyrics. On making contact Yarrow gave Lipton half the songwriting credit, and he still gets royalties from the song.
In an effort to be gender-neutral, Yarrow now sings the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys" as "A dragon lives forever, but not so girls and boys." The original poem also had a verse that did not make it into the song. In it, Puff found another child and played with him after returning. Neither Yarrow nor Lipton remembers the verse in any detail, and the paper that was left in Yarrow's typewriter in 1958 has since been lost.
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Lyrics:
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 puffs gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag 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 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. 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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@rhondaboncutter5812 6 ай бұрын

As a young kid, I loved this song! I am now 70 and still love it! Always will!

@Cathy-wv3se 5 ай бұрын

It's 2024! Happy New Year and who's still listening to this amazing song??💞💞

@rhondaboncutter5812 5 ай бұрын

I listen most nights! Makes me remember when I was young!

@gerjanvanberlo 5 ай бұрын

I heard this song about 10 years ago and I never left my mind again. I love it and play it at least onze a week!

@marilynfosseen1541 4 ай бұрын

@srewsmurf 4 ай бұрын

♡

@georgieboy1958 3 ай бұрын

It’s April 2024 and I’m still listening with tears in My eyes

@Tocsin-Bang 2 жыл бұрын

At 73 years old, I still love singing this, and I still cry! Am I a stupid old man? If I am, I don't really care!

@issaloyaanfarrah7721 Жыл бұрын

Not stupid at all 😭😭😭😭🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕉️🕉️🕉️❤️❤️❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️😍😍😍😍🎶🎶🎶🎶☮️☮️☮️☮️🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

@kevinthompson4320 Жыл бұрын

You're not alone...You and I are the same age and the meaing of this song is deep...I play it for the grandkids hoping someday when I've been long gone they'll have that 'A'ha moment' and remember their old Grandpa! Caryy on my friend, we lived during the best of times AND MUSIC!

@ronwelker3804 Жыл бұрын

I am 71 and I will ALWAYS love this song

@vilemzuk8487 Жыл бұрын

Je mi 80 pisen slyším poprvé,kdo mi pošle text?

@Robinsontheo Жыл бұрын

I am younger, not by much. Like you, I love the song, one that I learnt whilst attending secondary school in Hong Kong. What a memory.

@TheMustangBuilders 2 жыл бұрын

We don’t get old because time passes. We get old because we forget how to play.

@fh346 Жыл бұрын

My God Ryan!!!!!!! Thank YOU for Such a GREAT Reminder.

@ellensankey7126 Жыл бұрын

Hit the nail on the head

@fh346 Жыл бұрын

@@ellensankey7126 For Sure For Sure!!!

@kathrynhathaway5145 11 ай бұрын

True

@louisegoodyear2515 11 ай бұрын

Never ever lose the 'child' in you!! ❤

@tambuistuff 9 ай бұрын

Peter, Paul, and Mary were the Mister Rogers of musical icons. So pure, honest, and sweet their music was. RIP Mary

@shirleyrook7111 3 ай бұрын

and peter raped a 14 year old back in the 60s got only three months

@rawhydemusic8620 Жыл бұрын

Who cut the onions??? This song will stand the test of time. Such a beautiful song

@randolphmccormack7245 Жыл бұрын

70 years old and still moved to tears at the loss of innocence.

@peterappleton5213 Жыл бұрын

Puff never died he lives on

@steven-dark 2 ай бұрын

Dragons live forever but not so little boys 🙁

@enzotakerian5488 Ай бұрын

@@steven-darkI think it implies that Jack Paper grew up and lost his sense of imagination.

@shaunmooney2834 6 жыл бұрын

My son has a terminal illness, he will never leave his dragon. this is such a beautiful song.

@matthewcarlon7122 3 жыл бұрын

@Arthur Archambeau same

@adrianahinestrosa3518 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you boy 💁🏻‍♀️♥️ for ever 🎄

@tullibee 3 жыл бұрын

God be with him!

@jackprescott9652 3 жыл бұрын

May God bless him and your family

@edsauer2931 3 жыл бұрын

Your beautiful son needs the love and prayers of all Christian folks!! I pray for you and your fine son.Best wishes Shaun. Love Ed Sauer.

@timlove1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I’m a 54 year old man that STILL cries when I hear this song. I could never believe how anyone could have ever thought the song was about anything other than what it was so obviously about. Hippies didn’t really lie (or really even have much of a reason to lie), had it been a “drug song” it would have only helped their standing with the hippies. The song is NOT a hippie song. It is SO much more universal than that. God Bless Peter, Paul, and Mary for their timeless gift. And RIP Mary!

@iam.jeet_20 3 ай бұрын

It appears that most of the commenters are in their 60s-70s. I'm the sole teenager here who loves these timeless, peaceful melodies.

@AWlpsSHOW36 Ай бұрын

I'm a 21 year old girl who saw her dad watch this video. I love hearing this song and seeing those three jive to it. Music reunites all of us!

@barrykeens2743 3 жыл бұрын

Two guitars, Three voices, One Beautiful song!! Love it and them. Irreplaceable.

@matthewbergles1680 Жыл бұрын

My son is a big, tough cadet at the Air Force Academy but this song still reduces him (and me) to tears.

@williamjamerson7991 Жыл бұрын

As a US Submarine Veteran, I feel ya sir. and God bless your son for his service.

@christopherrichards18 Жыл бұрын

Also note that 95% of the audience are ADULTS ! -:) Even the younger boy mouthing the words is probably about 10-11 years old. Note how relaxed EVERYONE in the audience is. This is real leisure music and the spoken and part sung opening about " a much maligned dragon", and that the song is earlier in the programmes as the children of the day had fallen asleep when they originally did the performance in the 1960s . Confirmed by thee woman who nods her head and you can lip read ".and that was true " What a pity that thar there are/were so many poisoned minds at the time when the song was originally written.

@issaloyaanfarrah7721 Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾❤️🕊️

@momae3389 6 ай бұрын

I love your son xxx

@lilshi2u 9 жыл бұрын

this song never gets old....only us

@ChrisMurrayBradford1952 8 жыл бұрын

+dan b I often play at jam sessions in pubs usually doing the latest chart stuff or good 'ol Rock & roll... But then I slip this in on my 12 string....every time someone will come up after and say thanks it brought back such happy memories of Saturday mornings and Children's choice on radio (with uncle Mac and later Ed (Stewpot) Stewart. and I also spot in the crowd a glistening tearful eye....Fabulous song

@tjmieczynskyj3393 5 жыл бұрын

👋✊👊👏👍👋✊👊👊👏👍

@adoozer766 5 жыл бұрын

Now my grandkids love this song and know it by heart.

@gongfei 5 жыл бұрын

oh, no, you never get old, just the looks

@dougboggio7098 5 жыл бұрын

dan b I'm still puffin............and I'm 59 (You do know what this song is about don't you?)

@johndunn4182 3 жыл бұрын

I've taught this song to my son....... and he loves it. He is just 5 years old.

@Needsleep777 2 жыл бұрын

Good on you 👍my daughter to how’s this song and I can’t wait to sing it to my grandkids if I’m lucky ☺️

@davidwalton2428 4 жыл бұрын

I have herd this song more than a 1000 times and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye every time

@bowlerfamily Жыл бұрын

I think childhood ended when I realized I was Jackie Paper

@dongcanales995 Жыл бұрын

Yes since I was a kid during 60/ 70 that's my favorite singer during my high school days I,m 70 years old I'm Philippines.

@sunil5394 Жыл бұрын

It reminds of a world we have loat forever

@Stillplayswcars273 Жыл бұрын

Makes me think of all the boys our hometown lost during Vietnam.

@rhondaboncutter5812 6 ай бұрын

@@dongcanales995 Just goes to show, we are all connected by something! I am 70, live in Ohio, love this song! God Bless you!

@jessiepagaljr2903 4 жыл бұрын

I laughed and sang with them. 'Til I found myself teary eyed with this song as I realize what it meant.

@amina-pr8xt 3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@rhondaboncutter5812 3 жыл бұрын

It is a song about innocence lost! I was a school librarian for years! I love to read, tried to make kids love reading! Magic in books!

@jackprescott9652 3 жыл бұрын

@@rhondaboncutter5812 I thought it was about smoking grass

@judsonkr 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackprescott9652 That is a myth.

@Needsleep777 2 жыл бұрын

Me2

@wlittle8908 2 жыл бұрын

The innocence of this song will never be lost.

@dennismartin5861 5 жыл бұрын

This song is timeless... and will be sung until the end of time...

@tanarot5465 Жыл бұрын

I’m 29, this song had passed to me by my dad.

@safeshu Жыл бұрын

@@tanarot5465😂

@safeshu Жыл бұрын

@@tanarot5465😂

@bobsandler4563 9 жыл бұрын

Peter, Paul, and Mary were one of the rare groups that were so much more than just their music. They were (and remain) part of American culture, universally loved, whether you liked the genre or not.

@Luvdaycare 5 жыл бұрын

Love all there music! So true music! My uncle Roger use to send this to me when I was a little girl!

@hwollemann82 4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@leonbabb7449 4 жыл бұрын

But only secondary to the great Seekers and Judith Durham. One of a kind.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I loved Peter, Paul and Mary! Loved this song as a kid and now as an adult!

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

I have loved Puff since I was a child!

@bcgrittner8076 Жыл бұрын

Back in 1963 I performed this song for my elementary school. My 5th grade year was in its last weeks. I played my ukulele because I couldn’t handle a guitar. We have a variety show pending at church and I still have that same ukulele. Perhaps it’s time to sing for my grandchildren and others. This song is timeless.

@DontLetTheOldManIn Жыл бұрын

Do it! It is time!

@MyMg23 Жыл бұрын

DEFINITELY

@randypellegrin1412 Жыл бұрын

Jack burns was very proud

@cadillacdude1975 3 жыл бұрын

His voice hasn’t changed one bit. Outstanding.

@James-qd2ud 9 жыл бұрын

Puff will always be in are hearts,no matter the age we are

@ferret7508 9 жыл бұрын

James Underwood I wasn't even close to being born yet when this song came out, but i feel like i was, it's an amazing song.

@morkcallingorsonmorkcallin3411 8 жыл бұрын

James Underwood. I don't think you have a clue what you are saying. All three of them are reptillians and behave like the Pied Piper!

@markfry3325 6 жыл бұрын

James I am now 60 , well said ...til my last breath.....and my cat who recently died age 100 and blind will always be here with me .. and those I love

@jayburks4039 5 жыл бұрын

u bet

@douggoodell1978 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@antonkider7360 2 жыл бұрын

There must be a reason this song brings so many tears to so many people.

@CPSJSMSUUMUGA Жыл бұрын

Because we were once young. What could be sadder?

@Lukeout88 Жыл бұрын

Think it truly encapsulates the passing of time

@Sad-Lesbian 3 жыл бұрын

Even though it's such a sad song and everything, Peter always looks so happy while playing it. You can tell how much he enjoyed it.

@andirossetter 4 жыл бұрын

My sister would have been 50 today. She would sing this to me when I was a little boy to help me go to sleep.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

Nice memories! Cherish them! God Bless!

@TrollinAnnie 3 күн бұрын

Can confirm, this silly song has me crying like a child in my 40s. My very first concert when I was just a kid was this beautiful trio of souls and I still appreciate the music to this day.

@dr7581 3 жыл бұрын

My Nan used to play this song when I was a child, I remember being sat in the back of my grandparents car and thinking how upbeat and brilliant the song was and I’d ask them to rewind the tape over and over. My Nan passed away a couple of years ago and she had such a beautiful soul, this song reminds me of her so much and the last chorus means so much to me. I suppose anyone who’s lost a loved one will get it. Thank you so much Peter, Paul and Mary. Your words will live forever in my heart and my mind.

@rhondaboncutter5812 7 ай бұрын

Here it is 2023, December, and this song still around! It has meaning! Has carried over so many generations!

@richardf.kerdasha9515 5 жыл бұрын

I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS SONG FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND EVERY TIME I HEAR IT, STILL BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES...

@therealphiljohn 3 жыл бұрын

I miss the magic of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s where the innocence of children were still important enough to preserve, and the morality and value system in our society were still in tact. I miss community before social media, and the freedom to dream and imagine. Thank You Peter, Paul and Mary 🙏🏼 for songs were the stories that allowed us to go on journey’s to places unimaginable.

@harmonicdissent 2 жыл бұрын

Communities are built. The world may be too busy to acknowledge when you've found it. But, what we grow together is often more private than it should be. There's not enough ratings, there's not enough hate for these leaches to spread. Regardless, positive, beautiful messages continue to change the world for the better. This song is a perfect example of that.

@marlytell2549 2 жыл бұрын

I miss the music my sister would sing this song to me nightly to put me to sleep

@therealphiljohn 2 жыл бұрын

@@harmonicdissent Amen

@joseamadolopez3298 2 жыл бұрын

Totalmente cierto. From Spain, it's the true.

@Redraven2967 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the thing of it, even today in 2022 it is still important to preserve the innocence and imagination of children. The world is a much smaller and uglier place today than it was in the 1960’s, ‘70’s and ‘80’s and we have to worker harder to protect the children than our parents did with us. Th e difference is that we have seen the wrongs of the past, lived through many of them and yet we are still letting our children be affected by them. I’m not a bleeding heart, a liberal and I don’t really identify as a conservative or at least far right. We have the opportunity to teach our children that it is possible to see Dr. Kings dream come true, but it can’t come true at the cost of reverse discrimination, hatred and division and it won’t just die out on its own. There needs to be a fundamental change in the way people think and it starts in the home with the parents teaching their children that everyone has equal value and is an important part of the whole. It is only then that we will get back to the times of this music, a time that was always a dream but never truly existed because of the flawed nature of the human animal that insists on seeing and making separation so they can feel or appear better than someone else. News flash people, a hand is as important as a foot it just smell a little better because the job it does allows for it to be cleaner, but that doesn’t make it more important.

@jairzinho61 7 жыл бұрын

no cell phones,no worry to take a pic or record a video,these are make the crowd best and make the concert real.

@gjm1953 4 жыл бұрын

Mary Travers has been gone for almost 11 years now, and seeing her here still brought a tear to my eye. I count myself so very fortunate to have seen P,P&M live about 20 years ago. I'm now 67 years old and these three are the sound of my youth.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

I am also 67, but never had the honer of seeing them in person! I have seen many concerts, this song still makes me cry! God be with you! You have good taste in music! A retired School librarian, who still loves this song! God be with you!

@gjm1953 4 жыл бұрын

@@rhondaboncutter5812 Thank you Rhonda.

@patrickdriscoll4438 4 жыл бұрын

I'm the same age and I remember hearing them first on Captain Kangaroo with his Magic Drawing Board.I played their recordings for my kids from the cradle. It must be age but I can't sing along without breaking down a trifle.

@gjm1953 3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickdriscoll4438 I hope that doesn't stop you from joining in and singing along! No, now that I think about it, I'm sure you just keep on singing. Me, too.

@nightflame69 3 жыл бұрын

gjm1953 I remember when I was like 8, they came to the state fair. It was a honor to see them perform live.

@jazzmander13 8 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather taught me to play this when I was young and learning guitar. I'm going to play it at his funeral.

@donalszahnke954 7 жыл бұрын

I want to play the gutair

@BryanLankston 6 жыл бұрын

This comment made me so sad. My grandpa loved this song. I’m currently obsessed with it and plan to sing it sometime soon! If you recorded your version of it I’d love to hear it! So so sorry for your loss.

@jamesharrison2823 5 жыл бұрын

You can play it at mine one day it if I'm lucky.

5 жыл бұрын

He will be honored...

@Ethan89638 4 жыл бұрын

He is proud of you.

@kenbearsley8322 Жыл бұрын

No matter how old we get, that song will always have a place in our hearts. It is a classic that never gets old.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

I am 66 and this song makes me cry, also!

@richarddelrosario6565 3 жыл бұрын

im 69 7rs and cry when i hearx ds song thnks for uploading

@sluggotg 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, Rhonda.. because I am your Generation.. This guy is admitting ... They make me cry too.. and I Don't cry.. it is disturbing at this point in my life.. execept.. when dealing with my generation of older folks!

@edsauer2931 3 жыл бұрын

I must admit, this song can get to me also Rhonda. And I'm older than you!

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 ай бұрын

@@edsauer2931 God Bless!

@juliebryant2875 10 жыл бұрын

My favorite childhood song. Puff lives forever.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

Puff will always be there for me!

@sheamuswalsh3675 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite childhood song

@douglasmurphy1113 3 жыл бұрын

4:35 That new verse has SO much more meaning now because of the crowd. They're all older people, people who were probably adults when this song came out... yet they still sung so joyously. With them, it proved that Puff never truly died. With them, Puff came back to roar that fearless roar. Puff wasn't gone, he was just waiting for his friends to come back. It's up to us to see if our dragon stays alone or roars his roar.

@jacobkuchavik9367 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps the most touching and beautiful comment on a video I’ve seen in a while. Cheers man.

@davidcarlin3850 3 жыл бұрын

Heart wrenching. I always shed tears and recall my own childhood. RIP Mary Travers. Beautiful rendition

@jenniferstisher9505 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this song it reminds me of my mom and dad both are with the Lord now so I'm crying

@kernriver1967 4 жыл бұрын

I am 70, remember this song well.. Yes it does speak of life and the changes that occur.... Funny (no so) when I received my draft notice, this was played twice that night on radio.. A year later it was played last day of leave, for Vietnam... I still shed a tear for what was lost... Be ye young and read this ENJOY YOUR YOUTH..IT MELTS TOO QUICKLY and to my contemporaries... God Bless for making this far.. It has been one hell of a ride..

@jupeter24 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@j.t.vosdoganes2897 3 жыл бұрын

73 years old, still brings tears to my eyes.

@KIZERVONZINGER 4 жыл бұрын

They came to my school when I was a child and sang this song and Yellow Bird. I was so lucky to see them in person during Auditorium day.

@cnorh1424 22 күн бұрын

I was 8yrs old a child myself when they were singing this! Now 46 and just to go back to my childhood for a day be nice. This song shows Puff still lives on..

@gremlinuk1968 2 жыл бұрын

As a almost 54 year old, born May 23rd 1968, I have tears in my eyes,! 😢 , 1st heard as a kid in the 70s,!

@rhondaboncutter5812 5 жыл бұрын

Song about innocence lost in our childhood! Be a kid as long as you can! I became a children's Librarian to share all the love of imagination!

@owenmcquilty3623 9 ай бұрын

Nobody plays like this anymore been listening since early 1960 still love it 💖💖💖💖

@rhondaboncutter5812 3 ай бұрын

People we all need to remember how happy we were as children!! Wish times were different now, so much innocence lost!

@AWlpsSHOW36 2 ай бұрын

What exactly are you talking about in regards to innocence being lost? What are you freaking out about?

@rhondaboncutter5812 2 ай бұрын

@@AWlpsSHOW36 Kids today in 2024 have nothing to do but get on their phones! No one play outside, too many Drive-by shootings! Kids can't be kids anymore!

@rhondaboncutter5812 13 күн бұрын

@@AWlpsSHOW36 As a kid I was so happy, had a great life playing outside, now kids so wrapped up on their phones and so many shootings! No innocence anymore!

@JimBischoff1184 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the first songs I remember ; & yes ; I’m crying like a big baby all the way through it ! 😂❤

@thezanzibarbarian5729 3 жыл бұрын

Tut! Tut! To anyone who doesn't believe that dragons exist :-))... Memories of this song hark back to the many, many months I spent, as a kid in the '60's, at Tadworth Court Hospital in Surrey. I wonder of the dozens of kids I saw and knew then, how many are still with us today? I count myself as one of the lucky ones to still be here. So this song brings bitter sweet memories to me, for obvious reasons. And now I'm thinking of the doctors and nurses who were just fantastic. Especially the nurses :-))... I'll wipe away a tear now.... C'est la vie.... Rest In Peace Mary. You may be gone, but your voice will not be forgotten ;-))...

@bluestarlighting29 2 жыл бұрын

This my favorite classic hit song though years back 1972/1973 in Library room record player with headphone. Use listen over and over again. Use listen back my three or four grade back then. Still remember my old school days in Mpls Mn area. Lots thing change though yrs

@timlove1 2 жыл бұрын

Puff, You never left me You’ve always brought me joy Today some call me old man But inside there’s still a boy Thank you for the memories Thank you for being my friend Puff, I leave this with you: Friendships like ours never end

@rowangreymantle 2 жыл бұрын

Really a wonderful addition, Tim Love!

@spyrothedragon9137 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing with me, I never intend for him to leave me. I’m 19.

@DanielTPeace 5 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why I can't listen to this song without my eyes watering. The fantasy lands of the innocence of our youth. Puff and they are gone....

@MrHoochMeister 9 жыл бұрын

I hope I 'm not the only one to cry while listening to this song....

@DannX68 8 жыл бұрын

+MrHoochMeister Nope, I'm 47 and it still makes me bawl my eyes out :/

@matthiaskotthoff5554 8 жыл бұрын

+MrHoochMeister No, you're not!

@unicrnsfrost7529 8 жыл бұрын

Always makes me cry 2. No matter how many times I hear it.

@russellwatson1650 8 жыл бұрын

+MrHoochMeister NO WAY !!!!

@apjp18 8 жыл бұрын

No you're not the only one to shed a tear , I'm 49 & it still gets me 😃😂

@billducas 4 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing this song when I was 4 years old. I'm 60 now, and I tell myself that I won't cry the next time I hear it, but you can't help but get misty eyed. A timeless song for all generations to enjoy.

@DrgnLdyLizzie2001 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pushing 40 and I've cried almost every time I've heard it. Not the big sobs, ugly crying, but a few tears always slip out.

@dupont135 2 жыл бұрын

Neverending love...

@angelastewart8324 Жыл бұрын

same with me. my mum used to play this to me and sing along - late sixties/early seventies.

@therealphiljohn Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯%

@jacobkuchavik9367 Жыл бұрын

I think the most alluring aspect of this song that Peter Paul and Mary’s gentle guitars and dulcet harmonies do well at highlighting, is how everybody has that small part of themselves that remembers our own “Puff.” Our imaginary friends we would spend the whole day with. That every stick was a gun or a sword or a magic wand. And there were princesses to save or bad guys to fight. And our backyard really was a vast and giant ocean that we were so brave and joyous to face. This song hearkens unto that childhood spirit and reminds us how much we miss it, and how much we should miss it. And that we should try to bring some of it back, because it’s still there with us. We just gotta wake Puff back up.

@nyyanks4ever61 Жыл бұрын

In my 60s still a tear jerker. One of my all time favorites.

@RaymondSandoval123 3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea why this popped in my head. My parents had this concert on VHS and I remember watching it over and over again.

@cs271 3 жыл бұрын

Me ...Too My Mom's Fave Musician Band. My Mom ALSO recorded this concert on VHS. I inherited this VHS when she passed away. It's PRECIOUS... like "GOLD" to me.

@debbiecooper1677 7 ай бұрын

when I was little daddy and myself would sing all the time. he just passed so I wanted to hear this one more time, R.I.P DADDY.

@THEJR-of5tf 2 жыл бұрын

Peter,Paul and Mary. awesome. every time I listen to Puff the Magic Dragon, I tear up. I had an awful childhood, this helped me to survive. My life is nowhere near ideal Puff the Magic Dragon is a lifeline for me.

@mikeconrad8991 6 ай бұрын

It is the eve of 2024 and this song reminds me of my childhood.

@msdebagain1 2 жыл бұрын

i can remember bawling my eyes out as a child in the 60's at this song.

@JimBischoff1184 Жыл бұрын

You , too ? 😢

@DontLetTheOldManIn Жыл бұрын

Same. Totally.

@zolner2431 Жыл бұрын

“A dragon lives for ever, but no so little boys. Painted wings and giant’s rings makes way for other toys” Happy song when I was young but now it’s sadder than ever. Props to them for changing it to present tense at the end!

@dennisdiede 10 ай бұрын

Powerful Memories of my childhood. A part of my childhood that will NEVER die. LOVE !!

@mattparker7287 10 ай бұрын

Just watched all three cartoons with my 4 year old and brought back a bunch of memories from my childhood in the 80s.

@janejones779 3 жыл бұрын

Just turned this on, couldn’t believe I was Hearing Puff the Magic Dragon....can’t believe I was remembering every word of the song after all this time! Brought tears to my eyes also....they were such a favorite of mine so long ago. Been listening now to all I can find of them here.... I can’t believe how much I’ve missed hearing them Peter Paul and Mary...they were wonderful then and now...thank You, thank you, thank you!!!!❤️

@dean5220 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jane, How are you doing?

@Scottsteaux63 10 жыл бұрын

The immortal PPM. I can never listen to this song without crying.

@LisaBurwinkel 21 күн бұрын

I sang this to my children when they were little. They loved it! Thank you for help creating beautiful memories.

@kendixon3535 2 жыл бұрын

No idea why but I woke up with Puff playing in my head and it wouldn't go away. Now it's your turn.

@ChYouChannel 10 жыл бұрын

After watching this video many times, I bought the full DVD of this concert from Amazon. After this song was played, all audiences stood up and applaud for the alternative version of Puff. It brought me tear yet again.

@rotory2002 Жыл бұрын

Back when a song meant nothing and yet meant everything !

@user-bp9jm1vf9e 4 ай бұрын

This def needs more likes

@jessicamerced9116 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE HIS FREESTYLE, a true artist down to the soul! They were all so beautiful. Mary's harmonies were on point 💘❤💙 2:34 is great 😂

@woodrowcall3269 Жыл бұрын

It must be a wonderful feeling to be singing a song that you know has touched so many hearts. A timeless classic.

@christinewells-leddon9287 9 ай бұрын

Timeless...both in message and in performance.

@michaelbread5906 11 ай бұрын

My dad would sing this to me as a boy, the way he sang it along with the piano would drive to to tears. Everynight he would sing or tell a story in song. When he passes, I'll be thinking of Puff. He'll definitely be breaking my heart.

@johnwrightington4854 4 жыл бұрын

how in the world can you NOT like this song? this is our past at it's best

@EZ-viewing. 10 ай бұрын

You are magicians not musicians. Much loved song which makes me cry. A golden classic takes me back to 1972 primary school days. Love you guys. Thanks for sharing your magic with us. 😢😢😢😢

@TeriHiatt 4 жыл бұрын

I want to honor this song to my brother, because he loved this song when we were kids.

@thatbluetophatbrush9633 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Mary my dad sang this to me his is sixty four it’s such an amazing song ITS NOT ABOUT WEED

@peterartkin8057 Жыл бұрын

At our campfires, we have the kids bring a favourite stuffy and I have some in a bag for the adults. As they are holding them, I introduce how precious they are how we will eventually leave them behind. It just deepens the meaning for the song and makes them love it even more. Sometimes I'll have the kids talk about their stuffy and (I'm 75 and have a picture of me with a stuffed panda). It turns into a magical evening. When my daughter was about 8, she bought a rabbit stuffy for our little dog. The dog treasured it and slept with it most days. (My daughter is a Mom now) This always brings an (awww) moment to the campfire.

@SophiesDriver 4 жыл бұрын

My mom used to sing this to me, in the early sixties. It was about a magic dragon named Puff and his friend, Jackie Paper. Every 4 year old knew that. What were the rest of you thinking?

@tomryugo5742 3 жыл бұрын

Spiro Agnew alleged that it was about marijuana. Actually, Peter Yarrow's college roommate, Leonard Lipton, wrote it after reading Ogden Nash''s poem "Custard the Dragon" and felt he could write a better poem. It's obviously based on old English folklore. In a way, it's similar to Toy Story, especially Toy Story 3. Andy grew up and quit playing with his toys including Woody and Buzz. In that same vein, Jackie Paper was a little boy who imagined he and Puff the Magic Dragon sailed on a ship and challenged pirates. But eventually, he grew up and quit playing such games.

@MultiGeraghty 9 жыл бұрын

I would have remortgaged my house to have travelled from Ireland to be at that concert!

@rhondaboncutter5812 5 жыл бұрын

Tears in my eyes every time I hear this song!

@donfiles2395 2 жыл бұрын

my son loved this song we sang it at his funeral what a beautful memery it created

@22SANDOZ22 5 ай бұрын

I just got tix to see Peter and Paul in Monterey, CA. I can’t wait! I’ll miss Mary but it’ll still be a wonderful evening! 🎶👵🏼🎶

@sandipbanerjee9106 4 жыл бұрын

People will come, people will go, society will change but the art of some artists will remain unchanged for ages.

@johnturner4634 10 жыл бұрын

R.I.P.Mary

@ButterpOsse12954 6 ай бұрын

May the Great Master of all Scouts be with us until we meet again. Thank you and love from all of US. "Qui audet, vincit." 🇺🇲🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🇺🇳 --Concerned Apple Eater

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp Күн бұрын

Ever since i was 4 i loved 3 lullaby songs littlest lamb flintstones tickle toddle and this classic ❤😢

@duder9245 9 жыл бұрын

I was very depressed today, close to thinking about ending it, but this group and this song brought me out of it. Thank you so much Peter, Paul, and Mary for such beauty and music over the years RIP Mary you are sorely missed

@lucretialain8534 9 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey Marcus Me too, this song brought me back in my good old innocent childhood I can barely remember. I repeated this wonderful song 11 or 12 times and still cry... normally, I rarely cry

@sunflowerdweeb4575 5 жыл бұрын

i hope you are still ok and living a happy life

@dace938 5 жыл бұрын

4 years ago. You OK ?

@rhondaboncutter5812 5 жыл бұрын

@@lucretialain8534 Cry if it helps, it does me! Lost my husband over 3 years ago! This song gives me hope!

@talmudb 5 жыл бұрын

There is some much good in the world you need to open your eyes; just think of because of this music you are alive. Look for good

@bartfanatic8188 5 жыл бұрын

There are many versions of an extended version of this song with an extra verse at the end to end the tale on a bright note, but none of them were ever sang by the trio. However, this version, by just simply making the last verse in present tense rather than past tense, really drives it for me. They're not not giving a definite good ending by literally telling us what's going to happen, but they instill the feeling of hope and that one may find their dragon again by saying that he *still* lives by the sea. Beautiful song.

@rossgage9730 Жыл бұрын

We used to have music and sing along to the music teacher playing the piano. I think we bored her senseless with the times we asked to sing to this.

@alika207 3 жыл бұрын

That audience is heavenly!

@imboglitz2400 4 жыл бұрын

we should not stop playing...play with our kids, our grandchildren, ourselves...never too old...remember we were children then & by heart we still are children again...

@addiedeb 9 жыл бұрын

I will always cry when I hear this... not only because I love it, but it was my father's theme song for his children's show back in the 60's (In the Northwest - Addie Bobkins). He sang it all the time, everywhere he went... and was honored when Peter, Paul & Mary came on the show to give him a Gold Record for helping this song rise to #1... sing and cry with me!

@maryhabbart8847 11 ай бұрын

My younger son and i would listen to this song all the time. It is a beautiful song. My son now 31 years-old. We still love it.

@arthurgranville5306 11 ай бұрын

to all the friends that have been and gone, life is just not the same.But i can still think back to how it was

@davek1775 8 жыл бұрын

you know it dosnt matter how old or young you are this song is timeless loved it as a kid and now my great grand kids are learning to love it to .

@harrystoller4147 5 жыл бұрын

And it doesn’t matter how old you were when this concert began.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

I am 66 and still love this song!

@anitasimon5020 4 жыл бұрын

This song was popular when my husband was in a. Place most of us had heard of....but we learned very soberly an quickly. As he was 19 yes. Old an I was 16yrs. Old when we found out,!!! The song is part of AMERICA AN SHOULD BE PLAYED IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN AMERICA! IT IS A PART OF US THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO TRY AN PILE. IT AWAY SOMEWHERE AN FORGET IT! IT'S A PART OF OUR HERITAGE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO FORGET...

@anitasimon5020 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@rhondaboncutter5812 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, isen't it?

@justkeepswimming8335 8 ай бұрын

The older I get, the more this makes me cry............

@justkeepswimming8335 4 ай бұрын

That is exactly how I feel.....it breaks my heart.

@PopeMcGrope 3 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy to think the 60th anniversary is right around the corner.

@kenzies7166 3 жыл бұрын

I love this song, my grandma gave me a book about this song and it reminds me so much of my aunt who passed away before I was able to truly know her. This song makes me feel so close to her and my grandmother.