“A dragon lives forever but not so little boys” I have cried at that line since I was about 4 years old and never knew why. Now as a mother of 13 & 17 year old boys...I know. It just hurts me. The chill bumps and the lump in my throat, when listening to this song, never fail to appear.
Saw a comment above that gave alternate last verse. Improves the song imo (optional last verse) One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed He looked around his cavern and over by the door Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before “Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“ Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
I remember hearing this song when we were first in kindergarten. Our music teacher would sing this song with a soft voice. We always listened to it throughout the years and for the last time in sixth grade. I remember being too excited to leave elementary that I don’t care to listen. But damn looking back, elementary was the most pure and magical time of my life.
I remember listening to this in first grade. Though I have a feeling that if the teacher actually sang it, she would have realized just how sad the song was. I remember being bothered that nobody actually understood what it meant at thought it was just like any other children's song.
My mother used to play this to me on her guitar and I remember asking her to play it over and over again. Life was simple uncomplicated even though we didn’t have a whole lot my childhood felt full. I’m now 30, big job, house, wife, dog and first child. I just heard this song for what feels like the first time in 20 years and played it for my new baby daughter. I immediately burst into tears bringing the nostalgia of my childhood back and realizing for the first time that this song is about losing your childhood innocence. I hope one day my baby girl can look back on her childhood the same way I did with mine with love, laughter and fulfillment. Oh my here come the tears again ...I guess it’s true, grown men do cry after all.
I'm 61 but when I was around 4 my mom would lay with me when I was scared on a stormy night and softly sing puff to me.i miss that.but my 4 year old granddaughter will sing it once in a while for pawpaw
my father used to sing this song for us in the evenings. I am 56 years old now, my father passed a few years ago. I am not ashamed to say i am sat here crying like a baby
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending: Little Jackie Paper Wasn’t so little anymore He met a lady he loved And brought her to the shore “This is my best friend,” said Jackie “Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day… When I asked her to marry me!” Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie Had a wonderful time those three Then the children came, then the grandkids And Puff was family When old Jackie and Marie Got to old to play with Puff They smiled and watched Puff and the kids And their adventures brought such joy See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much But families do go on and on Oh, thank goodness for old Puff Every generation Of Jackie’s family Loved Puff to the moon and back And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee (Chorus)
For me it was my Mom. We lost her a year and a half ago. We played this for her hours before she passed. 45 years old, grown with a family of my own, and in that moment, I was a toddler again, being rocked to sleep to this song.
Memories of my dear Mum ,singing with me . From the old fashioned radio behind the telly. Sad, but more JOYFUL Memories. God bless you all in Jesus Christ for Eternal life
Hi Annabel my beautiful little girl. This was a song I remember as a boy. I sang this to you recently when you were 9, I hope you have the same memories of this and sing to your own children when the day comes. I love you forever ❤ Dad. X
People need Fairy Tales as here (in the UK) We have suffered a sequence of Nightmares---Brown Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer...............
This is for me my childhood. By best friend drew her version of Puff on the side of our house. She was 4 yrs old. I am new 66 , she died at 62 after a hard journey through life. Not unlike mine. We always loved this song. Rest easy my friend
@@uv77mc85 i am 14, turning 15 this march.. when i was in year two i used to listen to our music teacher play this song on his guitar during circle time, i am sure this song will live on for a very long time :) its very sweet. im happy to see that this song wasnt a fever dream and other people enjoy it
@@Apollo-ek9ud Peter Paul & Mary once stated that it's NOT about drugs, but I don't buy that. The first line of the lyrics sounds like a life advice: Smoke a blunt, chill at the beach! I mean, is there a rational reason why this dragon is called "PUFF"??? If there is one besides my interpretation, I don't see that. For me it's about a guy who gets old, quits smoking but has a secret stash that is found by his son. I mean, the message stays somewhat the same, as smoking Cannabis is seen by many older ppl as some kind of juvenile sin. And PP&M wrote the song during the anti cannabis campaign's heydays. It's just very unlikely that a folk country hippie band like PP&M didn't see that connection. If it wasn't intentional... no, really, no-one can be so naive, right? I mean, why didn't they call him Greg or Dave? Seriously, switch the name... the song stays exactly the same... just without the obvious connection to weed.
That's why I liked the cartoon based on the song. It still has that sad moment but has a more uplifting ending if slightly bitter sweet. ua-cam.com/video/0FyhTBvLu4w/v-deo.html
Eileen Bennett me too. I'd get in trouble. It Still does make me cry...Id think of my son..and now my sons baby My beloved grandson who' passed away and lives in heaven w the Lord
The nostalgia is killing me. The last time I listened to this song, I was the new kid in my 3rd grade class with no friends. Now I'm about to graduate college next year.
This has me in tears. My Mom would sing this to me as a child and I would get upset thinking Puff disappeared and died. My Mom passed away a few years ago and I just remembered this song...
@@cathalmcwilliams3033 It's a theory. The creators have mentioned several times that this was about the loss of childhood. If this is about a pipe then every other song might as well be. The lyrics are 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 whene'er 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 The only proof people have are The words Puff and Mist Puff is just a name and mist is just autumn mist that comes with the cold That isn't much proof, isn't it.
I remember being a wee lad, maybe 5 years old at the most, and my dad singing this song to me. He explained that songs should tell a story. I suppose it was just an early anti rock and roll lesson. As I grew older, I listened to rock music my whole life. As it turned out, there were even some rock songs that he appreciated - because the lyrics told a story, Through the years I have learned that music satisfies many emotional purposes. I guess, with age, that becomes more apparent. My mother's and father's individual tastes in music have left a lasting impression on my soul and helped me to become a more well rounded person. I've learned to like and appreciate all genres of music. For that I am grateful to my parents. Fittingly, Puff the Magic Dragon played at my dads funeral.
Being an adult sucks even more, THIS year...we all need the escape of our imagination, whether it's songs, books, plays, films...any form of art will do...but our (British) government decrees the arts as, 'not viable'! Shame on you, Mr. Johnson, SHAME on you!
The joy and sorrow that this song rings in me makes me appreciate what imagination i've fought to keep as an adult and makes me shed a tear or 2 for what peace I had as a child. But for those I'd say who don't want Puff to stay in his cave - do your best to inspire such joy and passion for life in the young ones around you - it may shape how they get through their lives and trials.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending: Little Jackie Paper Wasn’t so little anymore He met a lady he loved And brought her to the shore “This is my best friend,” said Jackie “Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day… When I asked her to marry me!” Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie Had a wonderful time those three Then the children came, then the grandkids And Puff was family When old Jackie and Marie Got to old to play with Puff They smiled and watched Puff and the kids And their adventures brought such joy See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much But families do go on and on Oh, thank goodness for old Puff Every generation Of Jackie’s family Loved Puff to the moon and back And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee (Chorus)
Anyone else listening to this late at night thinking about their childhood and knowing that that was the only childhood we’re ever going to get on this earth
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed He looked around his cavern and over by the door Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before “Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“ Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy CHORUS
My fondest memory of this song was in 1980 or so. My late wife, her nephew (10) and I were in the car when it came on the radio. We all snag along, even a 10 year-old boy knew the words. When it was done, the DJ came on and said 'that's such a cool song, I'm going to play it again'. So we all got to sing along again. I'm nearly 60 and every time I hear it, I'm brought back to a time when life was much simpler. A happy time; no fears, lots of freedom, just a simple and enjoyable life. Sadly, quite the contrast to these days......
So much nostalgia and memories for millions of people in this simple song. How powerful is music? ‘A dragon lives forever but not so little boys’ - This line in the song resonates with so many people because of the innocence lost when you inevitably grow up. I am just happy that there is this song to remind us, even if for a brief moment, how we were like when we were young. This song has outlived the composers and I don’t think Paul and Mary ever thought this song will be so important to so many through the ages. Edit: Imagine a song for children that is still rekindling strong emotions for adults after so many years. This is why art is subjective.
@sam zuriel Is that right? U never know.. like Lucy in Sky with Diamonds. LSD. Still fond memories. I was born in 60. So 9 in 69. Kids fantasy. How r u Sam? Take care mate
My mom whose in heaven used to play this for my children. I come listen to it every so often and think of her the whole time. So do my 3 &5 year olds. I love you mom. Hope you’re listening from heaven.
This song will be played at my funeral. First Song I memorized. First song I remember loving. Absolute favourite of ALL time. This song sings deeply with my soul.
Very depressing because it reminds you of how much time has passed and all of those who passed away. Realizing your own time is coming (if you were a teenager when this song was popular). Life passes so quickly.
My son just passed, he was only 44 he was a firefighter and a park ranger, and a very special guy! I use to read this story to him and sing this song together. When he found out he had stage 4 cancer 2 years ago, (collapsed lung, tumors on his kidney and liver) ; contributed from being a firefighter, he sent me a message of the video of this song;broke my heart, but I'm glad to know he remembered our times together, and thought of that (wishing I could hold him again and sing that song together again)😥💖
When I was about 8, my uncle had a old jukebox with song on it. It was one of the things I would look forward to every time we visited. I would sit in front of the jukebox and listen to this song on repeat. That was 9 years now. I wish I had that jukebox right about now
i remember being younger and going “i wouldn’t forget puff how could he forget puff” now that i’m 17 and understand the meaning of the song it hurts even worse
I first heard this song in the 60’s, but in 1996 my grandson, Ryan, was born. We developed a strong bond and he spent time working and playing with me, particularly after I retired. Soon I saw our relationship described in the words of this song with me as Puff and Ryan as Jackie Paper. I reveled in the time we spent together, but eventually Ryan grew up and I stayed the same. When the reality of this natural cycle hit me - well it rained green scales!
Omg no way! As I sat & listened to this song that's exactly how I interpreted between my daughter & I, we have a very good connection and I'm her Puff but I know one day it'll all change and with knowing that my scales too shall fall ....I broke down knowing this
I was going to comment how my Dad used to sing this song to me and my siblings at night and it was so incredibly sweet and melancholy, and I see how many others had Dads who did the same. It struck a chord with us and provided that much needed connection between father and son that conversations couldn’t quite bring. How lucky were we to have musical Dads who loved to sing such deeply felt songs to us! ❤
I wish I could go back in time, and be a kid again. Life was simple, there was school, chores, but above all, there was a time to discover new things, to explore, to create, to imagine, to dream, to ponder, to learn, to play, to being me. Even as a grown man, I find myself almost crying whenever I hear this. It has always touched my heart, and will continue to do so. Thank you very much for uploading this. It means so much.
music4ever1981 There is a point in my childhood that I look back with fondness. I yearn for the happy safe times but the excruciating pain of junior and senior high would never allow me to go back. I wish the one thing I could have learned as a child was that there are no "do overs" in life.
This was one of my favorite songs as a young child, alongside “blowing in the wind” by the same artists. There was an old Mexican restaurant near our house that my mom would take me to for tacos / just to get out of the house, & they had an old coin slot jukebox that had this song on it. I always played it several times while we ate, and it always made me sad/cry, but there was something about it that was equally heart-warming.
I listened to this as a kid, years later, my sons and I pretended Puff lived at the top of our road and would always come out and play, he would come and eat with us and there had to be a chair for Puff. They're too old for Puff now :-( but I suppose Puff's magic is that he will come back for every generation.
One of few English songsI first heard when I started learning abc in middle school. Don’t understand much the lyrics,just understand words such as’dragon’ and Magic’. This song bring back those simple times...
I was a young boy in 1st grade and are music ms Vick I think taught us this song I loved it ,we had a little show before all this COVID stuff I want to go back i miss her she was so inspiring she taught my dad when he was younger too best year of my life
I found myself so confused . I was thinking more of what we used to do in S.E. Asia . "Chase the Dragon" ua-cam.com/video/PhlB7lT7UNs/v-deo.html It was fearfully cheerful though ;>)
Life goes on and dragons live on. The song says little boys grow up and their interests change ( to things like baseball, fishing and girls ). ........... Thanks to Peter Regan for clearing up this matter. Now 55 years later I'm happy again ! ! _ . :~} .
A moment of silence to all my disabled homies from elementary school that never got the dream of living a normal life I love you all as a fellow disabled person I'm sorry that none of you got to live normal lives I'm sitting here at the age of 23 about to visit my old elementary school for the 15th anniversary it's weird because I will never be able to see you again at the 10th anniversary we realize that you all ended up in group homes or had to stay with your parents and now 5 years later I'm crying thinking about you I remember what the music teacher played this song and we were all together happy now this song is dedicated to the others who never made it in life I'm praying for you that you someday get the dream of living a normal life
I love this song so much. It's so peaceful and full of harmony. Every time I hear this play. My heart and soul is soothed and soaked in pure happiness. This is a song of lovely joy and love.
As a child I loved this song, and the ending always brought tears to my eyes. This is and was a magical song about possibilities for the mind (fantasy, dreaming, happier thoughts) and of the reality of growing up and older, meeting a girl, marrying, and Jackie and wife having their own little children so you see he gradually let the magic slip away, taken over by the reality of responsibilities. What a simply beautiful and magical song. Thanks for posting this!
I grew up listening to this with my cousins. i haven't heard it in forever because it always made me cry. This is the first time since i was 7 that i listened to it. im now 17
This was the lullaby Mom sang to me. She would replace "Jackie Paper" with my name. I loved it but it made me cry. I asked why Puff went away & she said "Because you grew up." We live 1,100 miles apart now & I rarely get to see my parents. When I was in the hospital several years ago I called Mom & she sang this to me over the phone. Made me cry but also feel better. Mom's 74 now & I'm 53. I love you Mom.
My grandma did something similar with my older brothers name and sang it to me and my younger brother, my older brother died recently and it reminds me how I'd cry and say: "I don't want him to die"
Eileen Bennett This song made me cry as a kid. It still does. The tragedy of leaving one's childhood behind. Poor Puff. My exact thoughts, 67 now . Yet I too still cry as I am now, This song is the innocence of Childhood, Sadly Mine was taken from me in 1963, But this reminds off My First Life, 55/6 years ago, I love it,
This song, makes me miss my Dad, as he use to sing this to me, since younger than knee high to a grasshopper. He sang it to me forever, brings back such wonderful memories. I love, and miss you Dad
This brings back so many memories. When I was little, my dad would play his guitar for me before bed and sing me lullabies- this was one of my favorites. He'd play it on his guitar and I'd sing along with him. He told me later on that he thought he could start a band with me cause I sang it so perfectly. Now I wish I could go back to those days where he sang me lullabies and I'd go to bed humming them to myself, those days where he played his guitar and I didn't care about anything but singing along and having fun. Damn, life has changed since then :/
(optional last verse) One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed He looked around his cavern and over by the door Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before “Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“ Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
Oh, thank you so much for this alternate ending. I used to sing this with my guitar every night to my little (10 years younger) brother. I wish I had known this then. TY 😉
I have been listening to this song since it came out. I still remember, back in the early 70's, when I was driving along listening to this song and it hit me what it was really about. I started shaking and crying so hard I had to pull off the road. Mt girlfriend thought I had lost it, until I explained it to her. She did not have any brothers and her dad and passed away when she was small, so she had no real frame of reference. Once she understood that it was about me outgrowing my dad, she understood. the tears. And for as long as we dated, she made certain I spent time with my dad. Dad came out of his "cave" after that. He died in1979. Thanks Carol, where ever you are for helping me make my dad a happier man
I remember having a compilation CD as a child that contained this song among others that I think every child should hear. It reminds me of that time singing these songs when I was young and I am so full of nostalgia it brings me to tears. I am so full of love and longing!
Keep living in middle school while u can. Do take anything for granted and live your best life before it’s too late and your all grown up. Good luck man
I can't listen to this song without tears. Can't you feel the child in you weeping? All the joy and fun and make believe, all that's over in the blink of an eye, and then reality and the finality of growing up. A wonderful song but a sad one.
One of the rare songs ever made, capable of transforming the hardest of hearts into the innocence of a child. Simply profound. Thank you for posting.🥲❤️🩹🙏
I love this song . I sang it to my cat puff . It looked like she even smiled when she heard it if it's possible . She's gone but I still think of this and am thankful.
Simply one of the greatest songs of the past several centuries. I mean no hyperbole by that. First, it’s beautiful. Beautifully written and beautifully performed. Second, the double meaning makes it able to touch the hearts of children and adults alike. Best is if you hear it when you’re a child, continue listening and get the second meaning after you’ve grown. A masterpiece.
Many years ago, this song was sung to me with a book to read with it. I never knew how deeply somber the song got until I remembered it nearly a decade later. I realized two things about Puff: the song was I will always want to remember and pass down generations, and this song and it’s book that I believe had a happier ending, gave me my love for dragons. Thank you, Puff
I am 23 and I still love role-playing as a dragon! You could probably still get that from my user name. There’s probably been thousands of sad low people on the Internet out there who still think that I’m a weirdo but honestly I don’t care what other people think because they’re not a part of my life🐉❤️
This has been my childhood lullaby due to my dad, who was a seafarer, played this song whenever he's home. It's sad when you look back and understood the lyrics but it also gives you a chance to go back for a bit and visit "Puff" and play with him one more time.
This song just popped in my head and I had to find it… always made me cry when I was a little girl and has proven that it can still make me cry at 20. It will never get old and I will never forget!! I will sing this song to my children, just like my parents did for me. This really has me missing my childhood, I want to make a beautiful life for my own family now.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending: Little Jackie Paper Wasn’t so little anymore He met a lady he loved And brought her to the shore “This is my best friend,” said Jackie “Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day… When I asked her to marry me!” Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie Had a wonderful time those three Then the children came, then the grandkids And Puff was family When old Jackie and Marie Got to old to play with Puff They smiled and watched Puff and the kids And their adventures brought such joy See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much But families do go on and on Oh, thank goodness for old Puff Every generation Of Jackie’s family Loved Puff to the moon and back And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee (Chorus)
did anyone else have the book with the c.d and would cry to this song because they knew they were growing up to fast and didnt want to but yeah...... memories.
I'm 45 now, I remember this movie in the early 80s, but this song made me love my dog Chase more when he was with me. First time right now listening to this song again since he left me. Brings back good memories I had with him. I miss him everyday, and while I write this my eyes fill with tears. Where ever you are my baby man, you know I love you.
My goodness. Just listened to this for the first time since I was about 6 or 7. I’m 33 and hearing all the lyrics made me tear up with its depth. Perception of everything around evolves with age.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending: Little Jackie Paper Wasn’t so little anymore He met a lady he loved And brought her to the shore “This is my best friend,” said Jackie “Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day… When I asked her to marry me!” Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie Had a wonderful time those three Then the children came, then the grandkids And Puff was family When old Jackie and Marie Got to old to play with Puff They smiled and watched Puff and the kids And their adventures brought such joy See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much But families do go on and on Oh, thank goodness for old Puff Every generation Of Jackie’s family Loved Puff to the moon and back And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee (Chorus)
I love this song so much! I makes me cry happy tears because it was the song me and Paul would sing all the time when I visited him and my Nanna in Tennessee. It also helps me with my panic attacks. This song has helped me out so much after my Paul has passed 2 years ago. I'm so greatful this song has memories for me to look back on.
I'm almost 20, my parents are both In their 60s so I grew up with older generation stuff, this movie and song was shown to me as a kid by my dad, every time I listen to it I cry in both sadness and happiness, my dad has Parkinson's and is getting slower and harder to do stuff over time, in the future I'm going to make sure to show my kids this, because I feel like some older generation stuff has to live on, love ya dad
This was one of the only songs my dad shared with me from his child hood...he passed 7 months ago - and this has now become my comfort songs and I've listened to it numerous time
DislXis TCuS It's called having emotions and being human. I played this song on an old 45 as a kid back in the 80s. It moved me then along with a ton of other music and so hearing it again so many years later just had an effect on me. It's not like I was sitting there wailing like a freak, but I did shed a couple tears. It feels good more then anything. Our culture today is so lost, dark, perverted, and corrupt compared to how it was back in the day. Look at today's music industry. Complete filth for the most part. Emotionless ghetto trash. Classic songs like this are a much needed relief to let me know I'm still sane, to let me know that the kid in me is still alive and strong.
+Mr. Extreme RIGHT ON! This and a LOT of the songs from the 60's still are emotional to me. They remind me of the good (and bad) times of those days long ago, and how things have just gotten worse as time has progressed. Right on down the line from the rotten trash music lately to everything that is going on in the world. Sometimes the only thing I truly hold dear is the music that I cherished all those years ago. Back when music had meaning and true soul!!!!! Anyone that did NOT grow up in my era and trashes this music is obviously a young punk that does not truly realize the importance and deeper meaning of the music and the words represented in the songs of 'those' days.
Haven’t listen to this song in over five years and randomly thought of a dragon song. I didn’t remember the name or what it was about. Just that it was about a dragon.Took some to time to find it but I instantly recognized it and knew most of the lyrics still
This song will always get me emotional, i will always think of this song as what truely feels like the first song i can remember ever hearing as a baby boy and that already sparks a reaction in me that i cant amount to words
Here I am in 2022, never having a single thought of remembrance of this song. I heard it on TikTok, brought back memories of listening to it with my eyes closed in preschool. It’s 2am and I got school tomorrow(I’m a Junior). This made my night, and probably my week.
When I was a child in first grade we had a music teacher that would come sing to us once a week. He was an older man & he sang this song to us & remember it so clearly..😢 I’m now 27 & I sometimes wonder where he is now & hope he’s doing good❤
“A dragon lives forever but not so little boys”
I have cried at that line since I was about 4 years old and never knew why. Now as a mother of 13 & 17 year old boys...I know. It just hurts me. The chill bumps and the lump in my throat, when listening to this song, never fail to appear.
Saw a comment above that gave alternate last verse. Improves the song imo
(optional last verse)
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
@@robinhosleftfoot that LITERALLY gave me goose bumps and tears in my eyes! I love it!
@@Esthetician106 Still sad, but not as depressing. Should have been how the original song went
@@marklatlip3057 Sorry for your loss
@@marklatlip3057 that is a very touching story. It makes my heart hurt. 💔
I remember hearing this song when we were first in kindergarten. Our music teacher would sing this song with a soft voice. We always listened to it throughout the years and for the last time in sixth grade. I remember being too excited to leave elementary that I don’t care to listen. But damn looking back, elementary was the most pure and magical time of my life.
allison M im literally crying because my mom got me the cd when I was little and I rembered it just now
5th grade , bishop cotton school, Bangalore, mr coelho on violin.....wartery eyes, lump in my throat....timee just whizzed through
I remember listening to this in first grade. Though I have a feeling that if the teacher actually sang it, she would have realized just how sad the song was. I remember being bothered that nobody actually understood what it meant at thought it was just like any other children's song.
Allen Holloway It is. It’s not actually about bud.
@@devinh8948 About what? I just said it was hopelessly sad and literally nobody understood that.
My mother used to play this to me on her guitar and I remember asking her to play it over and over again. Life was simple uncomplicated even though we didn’t have a whole lot my childhood felt full. I’m now 30, big job, house, wife, dog and first child. I just heard this song for what feels like the first time in 20 years and played it for my new baby daughter. I immediately burst into tears bringing the nostalgia of my childhood back and realizing for the first time that this song is about losing your childhood innocence. I hope one day my baby girl can look back on her childhood the same way I did with mine with love, laughter and fulfillment. Oh my here come the tears again ...I guess it’s true, grown men do cry after all.
I love your post----and the song. I'm 79 and still love this song. I listen to it often. It's of the nicest of the music from that era.
I'm 61 but when I was around 4 my mom would lay with me when I was scared on a stormy night and softly sing puff to me.i miss that.but my 4 year old granddaughter will sing it once in a while for pawpaw
Thank you for sharing this touching memory.
Well, here is you chance to pass on your childhood joy & imagination to your child. Will you pass the banner onto the next generation?
Bless you all in Yeshua's name.
my father used to sing this song for us in the evenings. I am 56 years old now, my father passed a few years ago. I am not ashamed to say i am sat here crying like a baby
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
Don't be ashamed.
May he rest in heavenly peace ❤
For me it was my Mom. We lost her a year and a half ago. We played this for her hours before she passed. 45 years old, grown with a family of my own, and in that moment, I was a toddler again, being rocked to sleep to this song.
I am twenty and my father sang this too. I loved it when he sat down at the bed and sang it with a calm voice
I sang this song to my papa days before he passed 2 years ago because he wanted me to sing it to him, I still remember his soft voice singing with me.
you are special . . . never change
Sorry man
I think it's about a child growing up
Beautiful
That is truly beautiful ❤️🐈🐉
This nostalgia.. insane. Miss when everything was simple, and nothing mattered.
That's true now more than ever
Yes just googled to show my wife I'm singing along . Memories me and mum. And the old black radio
Memories of my dear Mum ,singing with me . From the old fashioned radio behind the telly. Sad, but more JOYFUL Memories. God bless you all in Jesus Christ for Eternal life
Yes very true
It still doesn't matter.
Hi Annabel my beautiful little girl. This was a song I remember as a boy. I sang this to you recently when you were 9, I hope you have the same memories of this and sing to your own children when the day comes. I love you forever ❤ Dad. X
You and me both. I learned how to play it and would sing it to my daughter 38 years ago. She's 44 today and has her own kids now. How time flies.
People need Fairy Tales
as here (in the UK) We have suffered a sequence of Nightmares---Brown Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer...............
This is for me my childhood. By best friend drew her version of Puff on the side of our house. She was 4 yrs old. I am new 66 , she died at 62 after a hard journey through life. Not unlike mine. We always loved this song. Rest easy my friend
All the children who remember this song are old or dying or dead now. How sad.
@@uv77mc85We all are dying. Grasp on to life and your youth while you can. Nothing lives forever.
I am alive and well. Im 62. I remember the entire song and still cry when i hear it. Just like I did as little girl.@uv77mc85
@@jenniferkeefe8564 I loved your relpy. Glad you are doing well and yes, this brings back memories
@@uv77mc85 i am 14, turning 15 this march.. when i was in year two i used to listen to our music teacher play this song on his guitar during circle time, i am sure this song will live on for a very long time :) its very sweet. im happy to see that this song wasnt a fever dream and other people enjoy it
50 years later and I still cry at the end. Such an innocent song of loss.😢💕
It's about a guy who quits smoking weed.
@@philippschmitz1787 SADSFGHJ THATS SO FUNNY IF THATS TRUE
@@Apollo-ek9ud Peter Paul & Mary once stated that it's NOT about drugs, but I don't buy that. The first line of the lyrics sounds like a life advice: Smoke a blunt, chill at the beach!
I mean, is there a rational reason why this dragon is called "PUFF"??? If there is one besides my interpretation, I don't see that.
For me it's about a guy who gets old, quits smoking but has a secret stash that is found by his son. I mean, the message stays somewhat the same, as smoking Cannabis is seen by many older ppl as some kind of juvenile sin.
And PP&M wrote the song during the anti cannabis campaign's heydays. It's just very unlikely that a folk country hippie band like PP&M didn't see that connection. If it wasn't intentional... no, really, no-one can be so naive, right?
I mean, why didn't they call him Greg or Dave? Seriously, switch the name... the song stays exactly the same... just without the obvious connection to weed.
@@philippschmitz1787 I’ve heard that before but is it true or just a joke?
@@Jackp2003 At least I'm not joking. PP&M
denied that connection... but it's just too obvious.
This song made me cry as a kid. It still does. The tragedy of leaving one's childhood behind. Poor Puff.
That's why I liked the cartoon based on the song. It still has that sad moment but has a more uplifting ending if slightly bitter sweet. ua-cam.com/video/0FyhTBvLu4w/v-deo.html
;( ;( ;(
it makes me cry, too
Same.
Eileen Bennett me too. I'd get in trouble. It Still does make me cry...Id think of my son..and now my sons baby My beloved grandson who' passed away and lives in heaven w the Lord
The nostalgia is killing me. The last time I listened to this song, I was the new kid in my 3rd grade class with no friends. Now I'm about to graduate college next year.
No u
yo I graduate college next year too
How did it go my guy
@@wetbucket4025 Not well lol. But I did make better friends in middle school and high school.
Your in golige
This song is timeless. I loved it as a child and am now 65. Never tire of listening to it. ❤
This has me in tears. My Mom would sing this to me as a child and I would get upset thinking Puff disappeared and died. My Mom passed away a few years ago and I just remembered this song...
My son hated this song when he was young. He always found it so sad and would cry. He's 27 now and still gets upset when I mention this song.
You two know that this is about a pipe? Right??
@@cathalmcwilliams3033 It's a theory. The creators have mentioned several times that this was about the loss of childhood. If this is about a pipe then every other song might as well be.
The lyrics are
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 whene'er 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
The only proof people have are
The words Puff and Mist
Puff is just a name and mist is just autumn mist that comes with the cold
That isn't much proof, isn't it.
@@angie9825 you have to much time on your hands.
We must remember though they are our dragons they never truly die as long as they live on forever in our hearts! ((Big hugs))
this little boy is now 73...oh where have the days gone
Time is so fleeting
Too fast, they have all gone too fast.
ah !! those were the days steam trains and magic dragons or wos it mushrooms !!
I'm 59 and ask the same question
I just said the same thing to myself
I remember being a wee lad, maybe 5 years old at the most, and my dad singing this song to me. He explained that songs should tell a story. I suppose it was just an early anti rock and roll lesson. As I grew older, I listened to rock music my whole life. As it turned out, there were even some rock songs that he appreciated - because the lyrics told a story,
Through the years I have learned that music satisfies many emotional purposes. I guess, with age, that becomes more apparent. My mother's and father's individual tastes in music have left a lasting impression on my soul and helped me to become a more well rounded person. I've learned to like and appreciate all genres of music.
For that I am grateful to my parents.
Fittingly, Puff the Magic Dragon played at my dads funeral.
My wife just passed away. She loved dragons and always referred to herself as one. I played this song and had myself a good cry. Thank you for this.
I am so sorry for your loss. RIP to your wife.
May your wife rest in peace 😭❤️
I hope when your time comes, you two meet in a beautiful fairytale just like this one ❤
Very Very Sorry!!
Very emotional :(
My condolences from Australia
"Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again"
-C. S. Lewis
This would be a great time right now, being a adult sucks
Facts
I'm old enough now and doing so.
Being an adult sucks even more, THIS year...we all need the escape of our imagination, whether it's songs, books, plays, films...any form of art will do...but our (British) government decrees the arts as, 'not viable'! Shame on you, Mr. Johnson, SHAME on you!
omg that's scary.. is being an adult THAT bad?
*ahem*
"an" adult
Not "a"
...just saying
The joy and sorrow that this song rings in me makes me appreciate what imagination i've fought to keep as an adult and makes me shed a tear or 2 for what peace I had as a child. But for those I'd say who don't want Puff to stay in his cave - do your best to inspire such joy and passion for life in the young ones around you - it may shape how they get through their lives and trials.
Nicely said
haha lol
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
Anyone else listening to this late at night thinking about their childhood and knowing that that was the only childhood we’re ever going to get on this earth
I’ve thought about that a lot... in all it was the best one ever :)
The song made me sad, and you made me sadder 😭
Fr
Yes I’m praying about past lives cause there are so many things I missed about childhood due to apple products and smart devices 💔
Still waiting for my parents to love me 🥴🙃
This song could bring a tear to a glass eye.
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
CHORUS
I like your additional verse to give the song a happy ending
In the book I had growing up I think it showed Jackie's daughter finding him as Jackie watched on in the background
Excellent 👍👍
Lovely, simply lovely. A wonderful tribute to a wanderlust a ballad. Be well my dear friend.
Your tribute to this lovely ballad, brought me tears of joy, much like Puff’s did for little Billy Boy.
This song brings back memories sometimes I would randomly have this song in my head and start singing it
Jobro. I love your profile. And same here
Me too. Lol
I love your pfp too 😂
same 😂
This is what bought me here we used to sing this in primary school in the early 90s I'm 38 now lol
My fondest memory of this song was in 1980 or so. My late wife, her nephew (10) and I were in the car when it came on the radio. We all snag along, even a 10 year-old boy knew the words.
When it was done, the DJ came on and said 'that's such a cool song, I'm going to play it again'.
So we all got to sing along again.
I'm nearly 60 and every time I hear it, I'm brought back to a time when life was much simpler. A happy time; no fears, lots of freedom, just a simple and enjoyable life.
Sadly, quite the contrast to these days......
RR KNL dg
๋jirawan kanjanasuwan a
Wow
Nothing compare to memories like this
Keep your head up kid....theres still great times to come
So much nostalgia and memories for millions of people in this simple song. How powerful is music?
‘A dragon lives forever but not so little boys’ - This line in the song resonates with so many people because of the innocence lost when you inevitably grow up. I am just happy that there is this song to remind us, even if for a brief moment, how we were like when we were young.
This song has outlived the composers and I don’t think Paul and Mary ever thought this song will be so important to so many through the ages.
Edit: Imagine a song for children that is still rekindling strong emotions for adults after so many years. This is why art is subjective.
We all sang this at my Grandmas funeral. She sang it to us as kids. RIP Barbarra Rausse
Condolences
god bless her.
I'm so sorry.I get it,my dad died.
My condolences
My condolences
This song brings back memory’s of my mom reading the book then putting in the disc into my princess music player
I think we're the same the person
My music teacher sang this and we joined in.
Same here
Same honestly
Yeah me too, this just randomly came back in my head
Screw the grown up world!!! I should've stayed with Puff!!!!
Yes . Puff was JOYFUL
@sam zuriel Is that right? U never know.. like Lucy in Sky with Diamonds. LSD. Still fond memories. I was born in 60. So 9 in 69. Kids fantasy. How r u Sam? Take care mate
Trouble I've played it again. And cant get it out my mind haha
Its bender the magic dragon now I believe 😁😆
I hope I can while I still have my imagination
You don't get better harmonies than this trio, simply AWESOME!!
RIP Mary Travers 🙏
My mom whose in heaven used to play this for my children. I come listen to it every so often and think of her the whole time. So do my 3 &5 year olds. I love you mom. Hope you’re listening from heaven.
It’s songs as powerful as this that transcends death …
Does this song make anyone else cry?
+Emmy G q.q magical onions
Yep out of nowhere
Yes. I used to try to sing the song from the book. I would cry every time I tried to sing it.
yes, when i was singing the song it makes me cry.
-i was little when a hear the song.
Every time.
This song will be played at my funeral. First Song I memorized. First song I remember loving. Absolute favourite of ALL time. This song sings deeply with my soul.
Very depressing because it reminds you of how much time has passed and all of those who passed away. Realizing your own time is coming (if you were a teenager when this song was popular). Life passes so quickly.
My son just passed, he was only 44 he was a firefighter and a park ranger, and a very special guy! I use to read this story to him and sing this song together. When he found out he had stage 4 cancer 2 years ago, (collapsed lung, tumors on his kidney and liver) ; contributed from being a firefighter, he sent me a message of the video of this song;broke my heart, but I'm glad to know he remembered our times together, and thought of that (wishing I could hold him again and sing that song together again)😥💖
@@terryconner1605 oh Terry I'm so sorry for your loss! My heart breaks for you.
@@terryconner1605 so sorry to hear of your loss!!!
@@terryconner1605 I'm very sorry for your loss, I imagine your son was an amazing guy.
I'm 49 yrs old now. I remember back in my Baby days, this use to be my favorite song. Now it's a relaxing classic song to me, and still love it.
When I was about 8, my uncle had a old jukebox with song on it. It was one of the things I would look forward to every time we visited. I would sit in front of the jukebox and listen to this song on repeat. That was 9 years now. I wish I had that jukebox right about now
How is it possible for a song like Puff The Magic Dragon to reduce a mature adult to tears? It has this effect on me whenever I hear it.
it a revisit to or childhood. the good or bad
My grandma had a vhs of Peter Paul and Mary and now that I have kids I still love it.
Are you off the stuff?
because we know.......
Quidnunc totally agree
The first song to break my heart.
Listened to it today, for the first time in...50 years?
Utterly broken again...
i remember being younger and going “i wouldn’t forget puff how could he forget puff” now that i’m 17 and understand the meaning of the song it hurts even worse
Puff is so magical he lives in every heart that believes today. 🦖🦖🦕🦕
haha lol
The authors have insisted it has nothing to do with drugs.
I first heard this song in the 60’s, but in 1996 my grandson, Ryan, was born. We developed a strong bond and he spent time working and playing with me, particularly after I retired. Soon I saw our relationship described in the words of this song with me as Puff and Ryan as Jackie Paper. I reveled in the time we spent together, but eventually Ryan grew up and I stayed the same. When the reality of this natural cycle hit me - well it rained green scales!
Omg no way! As I sat & listened to this song that's exactly how I interpreted between my daughter & I, we have a very good connection and I'm her Puff but I know one day it'll all change and with knowing that my scales too shall fall ....I broke down knowing this
This just happened to me, too! I know exactly how you felt!
Stupid green scales!
Beautifully written
@@marykay8587 I cried reading your response. That's how I feel with my daughter.
This song always brings tears to my eyes, tears for a wasted childhood
same
Same
Chris OBrien n.JM?mnh ?jkl?ljkOio
Zaracha Bengalegon not a wasted childhood, jackie paper just grew up, as all children do, God willing. life moves forward.
kate26501 I was referring to my wasted childhood, I spent the majority of my early childhood in the hospital, I'm a childhood cancer survivor
I was going to comment how my Dad used to sing this song to me and my siblings at night and it was so incredibly sweet and melancholy, and I see how many others had Dads who did the same. It struck a chord with us and provided that much needed connection between father and son that conversations couldn’t quite bring. How lucky were we to have musical Dads who loved to sing such deeply felt songs to us! ❤
Okay who's chopping onions in here? Oh. Dammit this song gets me in the feels every time.
Scott Amundsen Someone just chopped some onions around here too LOL
The invisible onion ninja
Gay
@@Mtb-cp6gz i am not gay i am bi
@@Mtb-cp6gz but like both
I wish I could go back in time, and be a kid again. Life was simple, there was school, chores, but above all, there was a time to discover new things, to explore, to create, to imagine, to dream, to ponder, to learn, to play, to being me. Even as a grown man, I find myself almost crying whenever I hear this. It has always touched my heart, and will continue to do so. Thank you very much for uploading this. It means so much.
music4ever1981 There is a point in my childhood that I look back with fondness. I yearn for the happy safe times but the excruciating pain of junior and senior high would never allow me to go back. I wish the one thing I could have learned as a child was that there are no "do overs" in life.
ask adult Lego lovers about whether or not there are do oversaw in life
music4ever1981 Now if we had H.G. Wells' time machine ...
+Seth Ayers the fuck is wrong with you
TOMMY UNICORN he/she is just looking for attention and you have just given it to them congratulations.
''He ceased his fearless roar'' I cried.
“Sadly slipped into his cave”
I sobbed.
Always makes me cry I always thing of my dog 🐕 who we had to put down
@@Needsleep777 I am so sorry for your loss. RIP to your dog.
This was one of my favorite songs as a young child, alongside “blowing in the wind” by the same artists.
There was an old Mexican restaurant near our house that my mom would take me to for tacos / just to get out of the house, & they had an old coin slot jukebox that had this song on it.
I always played it several times while we ate, and it always made me sad/cry, but there was something about it that was equally heart-warming.
I listened to this as a kid, years later, my sons and I pretended Puff lived at the top of our road and would always come out and play, he would come and eat with us and there had to be a chair for Puff. They're too old for Puff now :-( but I suppose Puff's magic is that he will come back for every generation.
I love this song because
Ilove this song i thik my music techer copy it not saying the name of my schoole
Gaynor Paynter the joy of puff I believe is you just yell PUFF and there he is!
You're never too old for Puff. Never!
It's really not, Braddock. The only thing that's weird here is you being compelled to be negative for absolutely no reason, my guy.
I grew up with this song. Thanks for the memories.
me to it is good to me
It makes me cry that I never got the chance live this song out for I was born after this was known well. I can't find the episodes anywhere.
Me too i grew up with this song
Every time I here it is cry
It was one of my favorites as a child. My grandmother loved peter Paul and Mary so we would always listen to their music while we were in the car.
"Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea, with monocles and testicles and the flintstone family!"
this is a child hood song it brings back so much memories.
it was published when i was in elementary school. one of the first songs we learned in school in music class
I have so many memories watching Puff with my grandmother and singing this song. I believe she chose my name because of this song.
One of few English songsI first heard when I started learning abc in middle school. Don’t understand much the lyrics,just understand words such as’dragon’ and Magic’. This song bring back those simple times...
I was a young boy in 1st grade and are music ms Vick I think taught us this song I loved it ,we had a little show before all this COVID stuff I want to go back i miss her she was so inspiring she taught my dad when he was younger too best year of my life
“At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it”
How honestly true..
I always thought this
Last time for everything.
The core group of neighborhood childhood friends depicted often on tv and movies - I was blessed to have it.
Wow- Truly chilling & bittersweet! Thank you.
I don't remember this song being so depressing.
When you're young it just seems bit sad but seeet. When you get older the last verse gains more resonance.
I love it up to the sad ending xD
Omg same
I found myself so confused . I was thinking more of what we used to do in S.E. Asia . "Chase the Dragon" ua-cam.com/video/PhlB7lT7UNs/v-deo.html It was fearfully cheerful though ;>)
Me either
This song makes me sad every time I hear it, it's a heart breaking tale of what life is actually like...
When it says “dragons live forever, but not so little boys” it didn’t mean Jackie died, it meant he grew up, and forgot about puff, I cry every time
that's bullshit
i always interpreted it as jacky died
but if he gave up on his best friend, that's bullshit
It is very very sad that Jackie gave up. Puff had only Jackie
This makes think of Winnie The Pooh. Gosh, my cheeks are soar from all the tears.
@WingMations Don't over think it just enjoy how it make you feel.
Life goes on and dragons live on. The song says little boys grow up and their interests change ( to things like baseball, fishing and girls ).
...........
Thanks to Peter Regan for clearing up this matter. Now 55 years later I'm happy again ! ! _ . :~} .
A moment of silence to all my disabled homies from elementary school that never got the dream of living a normal life I love you all as a fellow disabled person I'm sorry that none of you got to live normal lives I'm sitting here at the age of 23 about to visit my old elementary school for the 15th anniversary it's weird because I will never be able to see you again at the 10th anniversary we realize that you all ended up in group homes or had to stay with your parents and now 5 years later I'm crying thinking about you I remember what the music teacher played this song and we were all together happy now this song is dedicated to the others who never made it in life I'm praying for you that you someday get the dream of living a normal life
I still cry every freakin time.
Because the song is a real tearjerker,
Charles Norris So is getting to the end of a joint ;w;
Yeah me too it is so sad
I love this song so much. It's so peaceful and full of harmony. Every time I hear this play. My heart and soul is soothed and soaked in pure happiness. This is a song of lovely joy and love.
Owww i like so much:-)
Love it:€)
As a child I loved this song, and the ending always brought tears to my eyes. This is and was a magical song about possibilities for the mind (fantasy, dreaming, happier thoughts) and of the reality of growing up and older, meeting a girl, marrying, and Jackie and wife having their own little children so you see he gradually let the magic slip away, taken over by the reality of responsibilities. What a simply beautiful and magical song. Thanks for posting this!
I grew up listening to this with my cousins. i haven't heard it in forever because it always made me cry. This is the first time since i was 7 that i listened to it. im now 17
This was the lullaby Mom sang to me. She would replace "Jackie Paper" with my name. I loved it but it made me cry. I asked why Puff went away & she said "Because you grew up." We live 1,100 miles apart now & I rarely get to see my parents. When I was in the hospital several years ago I called Mom & she sang this to me over the phone. Made me cry but also feel better. Mom's 74 now & I'm 53. I love you Mom.
My grandma did something similar with my older brothers name and sang it to me and my younger brother, my older brother died recently and it reminds me how I'd cry and say: "I don't want him to die"
Go see your mom.
Find the money, take the days off.
Go.
Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone.
I hope you can spend the entire rest of your lives together!
Eileen Bennett
This song made me cry as a kid. It still does. The tragedy of leaving one's childhood behind. Poor Puff.
My exact thoughts, 67 now . Yet I too still cry as I am now, This song is the innocence of Childhood, Sadly Mine was taken from me in 1963, But this reminds off My First Life, 55/6 years ago, I love it,
That's the same year this song was released anyways my condolences and may she rest in peace
This song, makes me miss my Dad, as he use to sing this to me, since younger than knee high to a grasshopper. He sang it to me forever, brings back such wonderful memories. I love, and miss you Dad
I remember the book and this song was my favorite as a kid. Everytime though, i would cry so hard. I just want puff to be happy
This brings back so many memories. When I was little, my dad would play his guitar for me before bed and sing me lullabies- this was one of my favorites. He'd play it on his guitar and I'd sing along with him. He told me later on that he thought he could start a band with me cause I sang it so perfectly. Now I wish I could go back to those days where he sang me lullabies and I'd go to bed humming them to myself, those days where he played his guitar and I didn't care about anything but singing along and having fun. Damn, life has changed since then :/
(optional last verse)
One fine day it happened, Puff woke from a dream
He thought he heard a familiar voice and Jackie’s laugh it seemed
He looked around his cavern and over by the door
Stood a little boy with a piece of string and smile he’d seen before
“Hello My name is Billy, my dad told me your name
He said I’d find you in the cave along the cherry lane“
Puff, that mighty dragon smiled in his joy
He’d never be alone again for this was Jackie’s boy
Oh, thank you so much for this alternate ending. I used to sing this with my guitar every night to my little (10 years younger) brother. I wish I had known this then. TY 😉
Thanks for the waterworks and this beautiful addition.
its so so amazing love it soo beautiful brought me to tears but in a very beautiful way love it :)
Awww
Okay I’m weeping now oh gosh 😭
I have been listening to this song since it came out. I still remember, back in the early 70's, when I was driving along listening to this song and it hit me what it was really about. I started shaking and crying so hard I had to pull off the road. Mt girlfriend thought I had lost it, until I explained it to her. She did not have any brothers and her dad and passed away when she was small, so she had no real frame of reference. Once she understood that it was about me outgrowing my dad, she understood. the tears. And for as long as we dated, she made certain I spent time with my dad. Dad came out of his "cave" after that. He died in1979. Thanks Carol, where ever you are for helping me make my dad a happier man
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I remember having a compilation CD as a child that contained this song among others that I think every child should hear. It reminds me of that time singing these songs when I was young and I am so full of nostalgia it brings me to tears. I am so full of love and longing!
I always get a little choked up after "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys." Cause that's when the story gets sad. Poor little Puff.
I thought I was the only one.
My dad would sing this to me to go to sleep when I was little! Miss you so much daddy!
Alexis Speros I'm so sorry for your loss
My dad died last year, i miss him so much too
Same here, that's what brought me here.. I would always ask him to play it for me, he passed away last year :(
Nostalgia I’m literally crying I wish I could go back in time and live my childhood again but I’m a middle schooler and still have a life ahead of me
Nicholas Fu you have no life left
Same bro
Same
):
Keep living in middle school while u can. Do take anything for granted and live your best life before it’s too late and your all grown up. Good luck man
I can't listen to this song without tears. Can't you feel the child in you weeping? All the joy and fun and make believe, all that's over in the blink of an eye, and then reality and the finality of growing up. A wonderful song but a sad one.
One of the rare songs ever made, capable of transforming the hardest of hearts into the innocence of a child. Simply profound. Thank you for posting.🥲❤️🩹🙏
Puff will always be there, and when you've grown up he'll be here.
this throws me back to the pre-school days when things were so much simpler.
wait you used to sing this in ur preschool?
I cried so badly. This song touched my heart... I didn’t think of the lyrics until that part. I could relate the feeling this Puff would have.
...i cried listening to this as a child....and now at 65 i am again....
I love this song . I sang it to my cat puff . It looked like she even smiled when she heard it if it's possible . She's gone but I still think of this and am thankful.
Simply one of the greatest songs of the past several centuries. I mean no hyperbole by that. First, it’s beautiful. Beautifully written and beautifully performed. Second, the double meaning makes it able to touch the hearts of children and adults alike. Best is if you hear it when you’re a child, continue listening and get the second meaning after you’ve grown. A masterpiece.
A child's loss of innocence and farewell to the imagination of his soul
So true we never get it back pity.
Farewell and welcome to the horrors of adulthood!!!
I loved this song as a kid. I am 67 now and still like the song!
Many years ago, this song was sung to me with a book to read with it. I never knew how deeply somber the song got until I remembered it nearly a decade later. I realized two things about Puff: the song was I will always want to remember and pass down generations, and this song and it’s book that I believe had a happier ending, gave me my love for dragons. Thank you, Puff
I am 23 and I still love role-playing as a dragon! You could probably still get that from my user name. There’s probably been thousands of sad low people on the Internet out there who still think that I’m a weirdo but honestly I don’t care what other people think because they’re not a part of my life🐉❤️
This has been my childhood lullaby due to my dad, who was a seafarer, played this song whenever he's home. It's sad when you look back and understood the lyrics but it also gives you a chance to go back for a bit and visit "Puff" and play with him one more time.
This one always get teary eyed.. Damm
My mum used to sing this to me every night. It was our favourite song. I cried like a baby listening to this, missing the memories
This song just popped in my head and I had to find it… always made me cry when I was a little girl and has proven that it can still make me cry at 20. It will never get old and I will never forget!! I will sing this song to my children, just like my parents did for me. This really has me missing my childhood, I want to make a beautiful life for my own family now.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
Always for decade's I cried for that dragon, for that boy and for me.
did anyone else have the book with the c.d and would cry to this song because they knew they were growing up to fast and didnt want to but yeah...... memories.
Yea man im crying rn 😭
They didn't have CD when I was a boy. We had it on 45rpm records
I'm 45 now, I remember this movie in the early 80s, but this song made me love my dog Chase more when he was with me. First time right now listening to this song again since he left me. Brings back good memories I had with him. I miss him everyday, and while I write this my eyes fill with tears. Where ever you are my baby man, you know I love you.
My goodness. Just listened to this for the first time since I was about 6 or 7. I’m 33 and hearing all the lyrics made me tear up with its depth. Perception of everything around evolves with age.
I always found this song so sad whether the song is about Jackie actually dying or losing his innocence, either way, grown-ups can relive their childhood through their kids. As a kid, I thought of a different ending:
Little Jackie Paper
Wasn’t so little anymore
He met a lady he loved
And brought her to the shore
“This is my best friend,” said Jackie
“Puff, this is Marie. She said yes just the other day…
When I asked her to marry me!”
Puff, Jackie and the pretty Marie
Had a wonderful time those three
Then the children came, then the grandkids
And Puff was family
When old Jackie and Marie
Got to old to play with Puff
They smiled and watched Puff and the kids
And their adventures brought such joy
See, Dragons live forever, but humans not so much
But families do go on and on
Oh, thank goodness for old Puff
Every generation
Of Jackie’s family
Loved Puff to the moon and back
And Grandpa Puff was filled with glee
(Chorus)
I love this song so much! I makes me cry happy tears because it was the song me and Paul would sing all the time when I visited him and my Nanna in Tennessee. It also helps me with my panic attacks. This song has helped me out so much after my Paul has passed 2 years ago. I'm so greatful this song has memories for me to look back on.
I loved this for sixty years now !!! Special place in my heart !!
120 years this will still play
I'm almost 20, my parents are both In their 60s so I grew up with older generation stuff, this movie and song was shown to me as a kid by my dad, every time I listen to it I cry in both sadness and happiness, my dad has Parkinson's and is getting slower and harder to do stuff over time, in the future I'm going to make sure to show my kids this, because I feel like some older generation stuff has to live on, love ya dad
I am almost 57, and I still sob my heart out when I hear this.
I'm 69yrs old and it still makes me cry after all those years
Why?🤔
This was one of the only songs my dad shared with me from his child hood...he passed 7 months ago - and this has now become my comfort songs and I've listened to it numerous time
This SONG=How to make a grown man cry over a little boy and lost dragon that doesn't exist in under 3 and half minutes. Now that's powerful music. lol
this is a true statement
+Mr. Extreme ignore me
DislXis TCuS It's called having emotions and being human. I played this song on an old 45 as a kid back in the 80s. It moved me then along with a ton of other music and so hearing it again so many years later just had an effect on me. It's not like I was sitting there wailing like a freak, but I did shed a couple tears. It feels good more then anything. Our culture today is so lost, dark, perverted, and corrupt compared to how it was back in the day. Look at today's music industry. Complete filth for the most part. Emotionless ghetto trash. Classic songs like this are a much needed relief to let me know I'm still sane, to let me know that the kid in me is still alive and strong.
+Noah W ignore me
+Mr. Extreme RIGHT ON! This and a LOT of the songs from the 60's still are emotional to me. They remind me of the good (and bad) times of those days long ago, and how things have just gotten worse as time has progressed. Right on down the line from the rotten trash music lately to everything that is going on in the world. Sometimes the only thing I truly hold dear is the music that I cherished all those years ago. Back when music had meaning and true soul!!!!! Anyone that did NOT grow up in my era and trashes this music is obviously a young punk that does not truly realize the importance and deeper meaning of the music and the words represented in the songs of 'those' days.
Haven’t listen to this song in over five years and randomly thought of a dragon song. I didn’t remember the name or what it was about. Just that it was about a dragon.Took some to time to find it but I instantly recognized it and knew most of the lyrics still
This song will always get me emotional, i will always think of this song as what truely feels like the first song i can remember ever hearing as a baby boy and that already sparks a reaction in me that i cant amount to words
Makes me cry every time, in a kinda lostchildhood way,but also listening to with my grandma, who always fondly remembered
That maid me cry
Here I am in 2022, never having a single thought of remembrance of this song. I heard it on TikTok, brought back memories of listening to it with my eyes closed in preschool. It’s 2am and I got school tomorrow(I’m a Junior). This made my night, and probably my week.
i remember my music teacher playing this song to the whole class in 1st grade.. and 10 years later i am just realizing how deep this song actually is
Same but it was kindergarten
''it Didn't. But, It affected Everyone.''
What wonderful memories. This is the world I grew up in and looking at British society now I wish to god I could go back!
This song always makes me cry because I can empathize with the dragon's feelings of abandonment.
When I was a child in first grade we had a music teacher that would come sing to us once a week. He was an older man & he sang this song to us & remember it so clearly..😢 I’m now 27 & I sometimes wonder where he is now & hope he’s doing good❤
Doctor: Im so sorry, you only have 3 minutes and 27 seconds left.
Me:
@@Kaylawu1234 it’s about a dragon and a kid growing up too fast and losing his imagination 😭
@@jadend5953 oh.:(
@@jadend5953 😭
no way I wouldn't want to spend my last minutes crying lol
I'm 64 years old and I cry e every time I listen to this. The loss of innocence. Oh, to be young and carefree again.