Puff The Magic Dragon -- Peter, Paul & Mary ~ Live 1965

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  • Peter, Paul & Mary singing their classic hit, "Puff the Magic Dragon."
    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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  • @craigplainfield6662
    @craigplainfield6662 6 років тому +2313

    In 1962 or 63 Peter, Paul and Mary came to my 5th grade class and sang Puff. I still remember it vividly to this day.

  • @roccospencer53
    @roccospencer53 2 роки тому +161

    My son Eric was my Jacky, when he left this world, I went to my cave and have been there ever since. I miss you son, Dad loves you.

    • @sewmanyprimitives
      @sewmanyprimitives 6 місяців тому +6

      😢

    • @herenow2895
      @herenow2895 5 місяців тому +7

      He lives on, forever in your heart.

    • @annabelleb.8096
      @annabelleb.8096 5 місяців тому +9

      😢 So sorry. But I bet Eric would want you to live again even tho things will never be the same.

    • @harvdog5669
      @harvdog5669 5 місяців тому +1

      Roccospencer,,
      I am with you on this..
      God loves you..
      I am constantly looking and making new friends that are younger then me, cause people that are older, they keep having medical issues & passing on.. ya it sucks, but God loves me.
      I keep being me, spreading the love within me to others..
      This is all we can do..
      There is a saying,,,
      If you can't be who you are, , then you won't be..
      So friend, seek God and His kingdom and all that He has for you.
      We as people need to get out and talk to others, even at the store..
      From one older guy to another, keep moving,, decide to make changes, even small changes, don't keep doing the same ole thing..
      Living and dieing is part of life.
      Don't let what others do or don't do, drag you down...
      😊 I care about people and I care about you and I am a stranger..
      Find things to do and keep your mind busy..
      Start going fishing, talk to other fisherman, make friends. Keep moving,..
      Talk to God, Read your Bible, Pray about all things and bring all your requests to God the Father,, in Jesus name..
      You are not alone..
      Most other people have lost family members along the way of life..
      I hope I have encouraged you to keep moving and keeping your mind busy with the NOW THINGS in life..
      The past is past, we can't change that,
      The future we can't change or predict & tomorrow is not promised.
      All we have is NOW, TODAY, THIS MINUTE, so know there are others that need a friend too,, not just you..
      Get out there, enjoy the life we have Today not yesterday's life..
      Today and Now is all we have..
      Remember God loves you and so do I... From
      brother Harvey
      ✝️😊😊

    • @cheryllindsey-n2z
      @cheryllindsey-n2z 5 місяців тому +14

      My son, Melvin passed. This was his favorite bedtime song! Momma misses you Melvin! I love you!!!❤

  • @Tocsin-Bang
    @Tocsin-Bang Рік тому +232

    At 75 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!

    • @sanchoporkwiches9871
      @sanchoporkwiches9871 8 місяців тому +15

      Not stupid. I am 35 and my old man used to sing this to me when I was a kid. I tear up every time I hear this song, I hope to bring half the joy to this world that this song has brought me and my dad.

    • @jessieP12
      @jessieP12 8 місяців тому +11

      I’m 50 and still cry when I hear it. It’s a heartbreaking song. If I was talented I’d add another verse to make it a happy ending.

    • @DrewWutsit
      @DrewWutsit 8 місяців тому +13

      I don't care if I grow up to be stupid. As long as I know wrong from right and as long as I can still call this song a masterpiece I will be happy with myself.

    • @chipesh
      @chipesh 7 місяців тому +8

      70 and feel the same.

    • @Tom-dv2pt
      @Tom-dv2pt 7 місяців тому +8

      Not stupid at all sir

  • @engineeringartist4801
    @engineeringartist4801 Рік тому +90

    Sixty years later I realize that Peter, Paul, and lovely Mary were actually the magic and it still lives today.

    • @bradhilligoss1788
      @bradhilligoss1788 5 місяців тому +2

      Yes it does. loved this song in my younger days. Still do going on 75.

  • @davidburton612
    @davidburton612 4 роки тому +963

    I was about 24 when I first heard this song loved it then and I still love it today. I'm old now, 81 Time sure gets by fast!! Puff is still around---- at least in my heart!

    • @stegosaurus206
      @stegosaurus206 4 роки тому +17

      Ah that's so cute!!!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 3 роки тому +31

      Mine, also! I am 67 and have loved this since I was a kid! God Bless ya!

    • @johnn1a2
      @johnn1a2 3 роки тому +14

      Me as well sir I’m 64 years young, time sure is slipping away from our earthly bonds

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 3 роки тому +16

      David, I am almost 68, still love this song! God Bless You!

    • @rosiec.9962
      @rosiec.9962 3 роки тому +10

      My teacher would always sing this when I was in second grade. I am onto my 20’s now. So glad this song has lived on through generations

  • @nbenefiel
    @nbenefiel Рік тому +63

    I was on a bus from Vienna to Budapest back in 71. There were young people from all over the world. Someone started singing Michael rowed the boat ashore, then Puff the Magic Dragon. We sang all the way to Budapest.

  • @54wordgal
    @54wordgal 7 років тому +1309

    One of the saddest songs about the loss of friendship. I remember hearing it as a child, and even then it was so haunting, it made me cry.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +82

      It was not so about a loss of friendship as a loss of loosing our imagination! Like finding out about Santa broke my heart! Innocence loss!

    • @bradster67
      @bradster67 6 років тому +81

      Peter Yarrow, who wrote this, has stated that this song is about ''the loss of innocence in children.''

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +4

      I did! Former librarian and teacher!

    • @vadimastprojects8770
      @vadimastprojects8770 5 років тому +4

      I don't hear anything sad here.

    • @maraduncan1620
      @maraduncan1620 5 років тому +12

      I agree it is a very deep song

  • @fonrims32
    @fonrims32 6 років тому +1374

    Puff the Magic Dragon walked out on the Strand.
    He looked down and there he saw footprints in the sand.
    A voice said Mr. Dragon, please don't be so sad.
    My name is Jenny Paper. I was sent here by my dad.

    • @RealArcalian
      @RealArcalian 5 років тому +128

      I teared up just reading that

    • @johnlaffan2883
      @johnlaffan2883 5 років тому +45

      O! Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea

    • @spedia4217
      @spedia4217 5 років тому +42

      @@johnlaffan2883 And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Hannalee.

    • @jackfaile180
      @jackfaile180 5 років тому +26

      Thank you.

    • @jock-of-ages73
      @jock-of-ages73 5 років тому +27

      That was beautiful, thank you.🐉

  • @danieldiprose3532
    @danieldiprose3532 Рік тому +213

    I remember my father telling me that the day I first went to primary school he was driving me there in my new uniform. At the time I was obsessed with puff the magic dragon and was singing this song on my way there. As he drove his kid to their first day of school I sang “a dragon lives forever, but not so little boys”. 7 year old me had no idea, but my father told me years later as I finished high-school, that he bawled his eyes out on his way home. Beautiful but haunting song.

    • @davidpeckham8275
      @davidpeckham8275 Рік тому +11

      😭😭Shit man thats as
      nostalgic as it gets.

    • @astorkitty
      @astorkitty Рік тому +12

      I'm already crying from the song ..your comment just made me cry harder. I miss my dad terribly, and my mom for that matter. It's a very poignant song :( Very touching comment

    • @habedoudefiant3754
      @habedoudefiant3754 8 місяців тому +1

      That is the lyric why it was banned? If it was, How stupid.

  • @dimitriisov1262
    @dimitriisov1262 3 роки тому +513

    I can't explain how as an adult this still viscerally hurts me to the core. I think I just always associated this song with loneliness and I still feel that vast loneliness today when I hear this just like I'm 5 years old.

    • @guitarbust9418
      @guitarbust9418 2 роки тому +26

      My 4 yr old daughter listened to the song today, and she cried and told her mom she was sad.

    • @lindalang3600
      @lindalang3600 2 роки тому +8

      Peace to you

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      Oh my God sit down and be a man have you never heard of stoicism? Or you just easily moved to tears by anything? God man up. Your sentiment is too much to bear and is nauseating you should be embarrassed.

    • @marcusbaker1092
      @marcusbaker1092 2 роки тому +12

      @@guitarbust9418 I remember feeling the same way around 5 or 6 (21 now). Something about the melody has this deeply sad undertone and I feel sad whenever I hear jt

    • @guitarbust9418
      @guitarbust9418 2 роки тому +14

      @@marcusbaker1092 Yes there's an undercurrent of sadness about childhood growing up, and leaving loved ones behind. Things Change!

  • @ionahunter6759
    @ionahunter6759 4 роки тому +491

    I sang this song to my son 38 years ago as he sat on my lap I held him close. I forever cherish those moments.

    • @peterturley1331
      @peterturley1331 3 роки тому +5

      💜

    • @miscellania4263
      @miscellania4263 3 роки тому +4

      😢

    • @themangoman9315
      @themangoman9315 2 роки тому +1

      😭

    • @froggy5584
      @froggy5584 2 роки тому +12

      speaking from a sons point of view he too will always cherish it my mom also sang this to me to put me to sleep when i was a child i am now 40 going on 41 she is 58 and now we play it and sing it together on guitar for me this song will always be special because it bonds me and my mom who i love so much i remember also me and my mom went to san francisco one year and we were walking down lombardi hill we started singing this together we got so into it we started skipping to it down the street people looked at us like we were nuts and when we realized this we started laughing so hard and just continued singing and enjoying areselves and this wonderful song good times

    • @ionahunter6759
      @ionahunter6759 2 роки тому +5

      @@froggy5584 Beautiful, thank you.

  • @drewwood7269
    @drewwood7269 3 роки тому +615

    I know I’m young (14 years old) but this song will always have a special spot in my heart

    • @_yix
      @_yix 3 роки тому +27

      I'm 13 and my English teacher showed this to my class and now it's one of my favorite songs :')

    • @TheCotzi
      @TheCotzi 3 роки тому +38

      Age is just a number and shoudnt be a handicap for music that can touch your heart you can listening to what you want

    • @notchuckproductions5029
      @notchuckproductions5029 3 роки тому +8

      That’s the Ponint of the song kind of

    • @SuperEcwchampion
      @SuperEcwchampion 3 роки тому +19

      Hey, I was the same age when I listened to this song, and now at 23, I sing it to my kids. Good music never dies.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 3 роки тому +7

      Drew, I am 67, and I will always love this song! God Bless you!

  • @louisng7539
    @louisng7539 Рік тому +102

    The song is sadly touching in ways that all of us can understand. Puff is the embodiment of the innocence of youth and the ease of youthful friendships and play. When this song brings a tear to the eye, we not only cry for Puff the Magic Dragon, we cry for our own abandoned youth and its lazy sun filled days and fantastic adventures. Our tears pay homage to a simpler past that we envision sadly slipping into the cave along with the lonely dragon.

    • @DeplorableJaredBrodersen
      @DeplorableJaredBrodersen 11 місяців тому +3

      I thought this song was about marijuana and getting high

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 11 місяців тому

      @@DeplorableJaredBrodersen Wow!

    • @judsonkr
      @judsonkr 10 місяців тому +1

      Spot-on.

    • @judsonkr
      @judsonkr 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@DeplorableJaredBrodersenum no. Not what it is about.

    • @cosmodozer
      @cosmodozer 9 місяців тому +1

      Marijuana ….. ummm ok

  • @shantanubineewale
    @shantanubineewale 2 роки тому +236

    Leaving this comment here so in case somebody leaves a like, I come back here. 🐉

  • @geni2906
    @geni2906 2 роки тому +156

    My cat was called Puff in stuff. She was born in 1968 and I had her for 21 years. I used to sing it to her. My heart breaks and bursts when I close my eyes and go back in time to those childhood days and the dreams.

    • @BibtheBoulder
      @BibtheBoulder Рік тому +6

      Sometimes memories can be the most painful of things....

    • @anniemeigs2731
      @anniemeigs2731 Рік тому +3

      My first kitty was named Puff. That was 1956., long before the Magic Dragon. More in the time of Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot and Puff from a first reader series. I loved that kitty so. ❣️

    • @michaeldherbage9948
      @michaeldherbage9948 Рік тому +3

      HR PuffnStuff?

    • @Querencia7779
      @Querencia7779 Рік тому +3

      God bless your heart. I hope one day, you two will be together again.

    • @jeffwisler5459
      @jeffwisler5459 Рік тому +2

      My heart breaks, just reading all these comments

  • @aliadizzle
    @aliadizzle 8 років тому +1999

    Does anyone else cry every time they hear this song?

    • @rocketmom60
      @rocketmom60 8 років тому +16

      +aliadizzle Always.

    • @MarioLabot
      @MarioLabot 8 років тому +57

      +aliadizzle I lose it after "One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more"

    • @aliadizzle
      @aliadizzle 8 років тому +55

      +Mario Labot -- Me too! That whole verse - "Dragons live forever but not so little boys
      Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys..." and beyond, omg, I seriously lose it. I'm not talking like, oh, that's sad, I am talking full on tears and sobs. Poor Puff :(

    • @thelastmeridian-animefight1284
      @thelastmeridian-animefight1284 8 років тому +11

      +aliadizzle Same... And I'm in a public library writing a paper.

    • @diehardhushfan
      @diehardhushfan 8 років тому +8

      Me

  • @mcarp555
    @mcarp555 Місяць тому +5

    I cannot listen to this without breaking down uncontrollably, because of the child I used to be.

  • @cpklapper
    @cpklapper 3 роки тому +40

    The bittersweet memories of growing up in the 1960’s. I am a 1958 baby.

    • @teedeeiss
      @teedeeiss 3 роки тому +2

      "Bittersweet memories" you got that right! I'm a 10-11-59 baby that grew up in NYC 1:00 pm 9-1-21

    • @teedeeiss
      @teedeeiss 3 роки тому +1

      LOL...I meant 1AM, not pm

  • @mfr336
    @mfr336 2 роки тому +102

    I can't hear this song without bawling my eyes out!

    • @Fruitbat1
      @Fruitbat1 Рік тому +4

      Me too x

    • @mmtucker
      @mmtucker Рік тому +3

      Me too

    • @superstarreviews9937
      @superstarreviews9937 Рік тому +5

      Young ones love adventure, games for bold and brave
      Soon Daniel Drum and Johnny Plum had found Puff's magic cave
      With coloured flags a waving, they dance upon the shore
      And children come from miles around to hear Puff's mighty roar

    • @Kalanc.Chuley
      @Kalanc.Chuley 4 місяці тому

      It's a touching song for sure. Listen to Elvis Presley's , Old Shep ....... 😢

  • @Radwtch
    @Radwtch 4 місяці тому +12

    2024. My favorite childhood memory is this sweet song

  • @David-f3k9x
    @David-f3k9x 5 місяців тому +15

    It is a beautiful song. Here it is 2024, and so timely.

  • @lorenzonotarianni1667
    @lorenzonotarianni1667 4 роки тому +465

    In 1993 I travelled to Denmark and with a fellow Italian we met some really pretty danish girls. We hanged around with them for a week or so. My friend didn't know a word of english. I did as I knew how to sing in english. This danish girl played the guitar and we both sang this song. For the life of me I can't remember how we chose this song. Singing this song with her deepened our bond. Nope, we didn't become a couple in the end. It just deepened our bond for the short time I spent in Denmark. Now whenever I hear this song I think of a beautiful blonde blue eyed girl from Fredericia and how we shared a beautiful few days together.
    Greetings from Italy and a melancholic middle aged Italian dude.

    • @linusbennemann6981
      @linusbennemann6981 4 роки тому +17

      Lorenzo Notarianni Thank you for sharing. I love hearing little stories like this

    • @lorenzonotarianni1667
      @lorenzonotarianni1667 4 роки тому +9

      @@linusbennemann6981 Thankyou for reading and appreciating.

    • @dales769
      @dales769 4 роки тому +8

      Did you score?

    • @lorenzonotarianni1667
      @lorenzonotarianni1667 4 роки тому +25

      @@dales769 Yep.

    • @johnvienta7622
      @johnvienta7622 4 роки тому +14

      The difficult thing is trying to find any Danish girls who are not pretty.

  • @carollynn6181
    @carollynn6181 3 роки тому +91

    My son loved this song when he was young. He passed 11 years ago today

    • @certifiedaabattery4762
      @certifiedaabattery4762 3 роки тому +9

      I feel like this song brings everyone together in happiness or sadness, and this comment definitely proves that, it doesnt matter who you are, or how you feel, this song can make anyone happy or sad, or miss things that havent even happened yet.

    • @normankeel5898
      @normankeel5898 3 роки тому +10

      I remember this song when I was very young. My mom passed away when I was 10 and remember listening to it before then. Always brings a tear to my eye. Isn’t it something how music brings back memories even over 43 years ago?

    • @xxteoxxxxteoxx147
      @xxteoxxxxteoxx147 3 роки тому +7

      I’m so sorry to hear that. He’s asleep now awaiting the return of Christ.

    • @miscellania4263
      @miscellania4263 3 роки тому +6

      I’m very very sorry for your loss

    • @bobbyb7979
      @bobbyb7979 3 роки тому +4

      So sorry Carol, God must have needed an angel. I know you will see your son again one day.

  • @richardhellems319
    @richardhellems319 3 роки тому +8

    65 and this always a tear bringer why dnt people play real music anymore

  • @live2groove
    @live2groove 4 роки тому +391

    My family wanted me to sing this at my mom's funeral.. I can't listen to that last verse without getting choked up, there's no way I could've ever made it through this song.

    • @reginauldvandersnoot7928
      @reginauldvandersnoot7928 3 роки тому +24

      Sorry for your loss, and I wouldn't have made to the end either...

    • @reginauldvandersnoot7928
      @reginauldvandersnoot7928 3 роки тому +4

      Thank-you for the thumbs up...

    • @rosswynne2379
      @rosswynne2379 3 роки тому +2

      Bless

    • @yutopia7
      @yutopia7 2 роки тому +9

      Ever since I read this comment I can’t make it through the last verse either. It hits me hard almost every time. This song is now way more than just being about growing up and losing innocence.

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      It's a good thing she never lived to hear you sing this song, she'd probably die from embarrassment. Lol you know this song's about drugs right? How fitting you're probably a drug addict and your mother was probably a w****

  • @bobharrison9243
    @bobharrison9243 6 років тому +464

    I didn't realize there were so many people in this world that like me, that always will love love Puff, it can bring a tear to an eye even today. Miss you Mary & all that you brought to the world.

    •  5 років тому +3

      She was an astounding presence

    • @thediamondstewyt8260
      @thediamondstewyt8260 4 роки тому +11

      Kerrie Tapp it isn’t

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 4 роки тому +2

      @@thediamondstewyt8260 You are so right! It was a song we needed years ago!

    • @tomryugo5742
      @tomryugo5742 4 роки тому +7

      @Kerrie Tapp Peter Yarrow's roommate at Cornell, Leonard Lipton, wrote the words after he read Ogden Nash's poem "Custard the Dragon" and thought he could write a better poem. Yarrow found it on the typewriter and realized he could put music to it. I think it's pretty clearly based on English folklore. Yarrow always said it was about the loss of innocence. Puff is really a toy and a figment of a little boy's imagination. Eventually, little boys grow up and quit playing with toy dragons.

    • @judsonkr
      @judsonkr 3 роки тому +2

      @Kerrie Tapp No it is not.

  • @bartroberts3634
    @bartroberts3634 8 місяців тому +12

    At 62 I find myself missing the music of the 60s an 70s.If I had known it would be gone somefay I would have stayed a little longer.

  • @AngrySwimmingCat
    @AngrySwimmingCat Рік тому +22

    My cat died a month ago and this song really helps me get it all out. We got her when I was 7 and I had her longer than I’ve been without her. I really have lost my lifelong friend but we’ll see each other again one day.

    • @pjjj8117
      @pjjj8117 4 місяці тому

      I so understand your morning of kitty cat. I have lost way too many. I have a couple friends that won’t let me go too long in between starting with another cat. I love my friends and it’s difficult to lose one cat after another but now I have one that I love so much and, they don’t give me enough time to say I don’t want another. Cats are so precious and I am so sorry for your loss.

    • @jmc4766
      @jmc4766 4 місяці тому

      This is exactly what I thought of, the loss of my first cat, he was a special little dude until one day he wasn't there anymore 😭

  • @lizliddle1061
    @lizliddle1061 Рік тому +51

    I remember watching this being sung on television. At the end - when Puff "sadly slipped into his cave" another little boy came along and the whole story started all over again. Never give up 😊🎉

    • @milumav
      @milumav Рік тому +12

      I like to believe that Jack would introduce Puff to his own children, nieces/nephews etc.

    • @zorrothefox2000
      @zorrothefox2000 Місяць тому +1

      @@milumav Someone should write a song about that!

    • @milumav
      @milumav Місяць тому +1

      @@zorrothefox2000 🤜🤛

  • @billgamble5717
    @billgamble5717 2 роки тому +9

    I never gave up on Puff as I'm approaching 40. He still sits on my work desk awaiting his next adventure after I punch out.

  • @cozmo891
    @cozmo891 4 роки тому +192

    I always kind of figured that jackie died in this song, but the line “dragons live forever, but not so little boys” might imply that jack just... grew up, and just lost interest in puff, which I honestly think is way sadder

    • @wooltweed
      @wooltweed 3 роки тому +13

      Way sadder...I listen to this song and hope that there’s more verses and Jackie returns when he realises the value of this friendship.

    • @lordbonney9779
      @lordbonney9779 3 роки тому +19

      How the flying fuck do you lose interest in A BLOODY DRAGON!
      It’s not a fish! It’s a real life dragon, bitch please tell me how!

    • @conejodemercurio6301
      @conejodemercurio6301 3 роки тому

      @@lordbonney9779 XD true

    • @elisabethlewis8626
      @elisabethlewis8626 3 роки тому +25

      @@lordbonney9779 I had always assumed that Puff was a stuffed toy, and the adventures were simply imagined, still super sad though

    • @douggrey6253
      @douggrey6253 3 роки тому +18

      That is exactly the sadness of this classic tear jerker, Jackie simply got older and as sad as this part of life is, he moves on to other things, leaving poor Puff alone,....all alone, no more with his little friend.

  • @camillebriski3527
    @camillebriski3527 5 років тому +200

    My dad used to sing this song to me and my sister when we were children. We’d sit on our bunk beds and he’d sing the whole thing softly to us. I never understood it as a child, but now I do. I can’t listen to it without crying. It makes me feel safe and small again. Reminds me how easy it was to be a child. It makes me really miss my father.

    • @markfoor4137
      @markfoor4137 2 роки тому +10

      I sang this for my kids when they were little...I think that they now(in their 20's) understand that it is about the loss of childhood innocence.

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      He sang this song to you and your sister right before he molested you both?

    • @mikestanley9176
      @mikestanley9176 2 роки тому +2

      My mom would sing this to my siblings and I when we were little.

    •  2 роки тому

      This is the best song about smoking Weed.

    • @robertaward8479
      @robertaward8479 2 роки тому +2

      @@mikestanley9176
      My mother sang this song to us as well. She made sure we knew all the words. She recently passed away last week and I can suddenly remember all the songs she liked and made sure we knew them too.
      Downtown and Ferry Across the Mercy was one of her favorites too.

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 8 місяців тому +2

    James, thank you so very much for this video. I discovered something about myself that I hadn’t known before. The ending made me cry as a child and it makes me cry now, as an old lady. One of my most beloved songs…..bless you.
    😀🐈

  • @LL-uw6sm
    @LL-uw6sm 4 роки тому +85

    If this song doesnt pull on your heartstrings..and make you feel happy and sad at the same time..

    • @josephpeeler5434
      @josephpeeler5434 2 роки тому +4

      I wouldn't trust a person not moved by this song.

  • @breesoto7615
    @breesoto7615 2 роки тому +223

    I’m 29 and my grandpa used to sit with me and play this song on his guitar ❤️ I’ll cherish those memories for ever. Thank you Grandpa!🙏🏽

  • @JohannGambolputty22
    @JohannGambolputty22 Місяць тому +2

    Legend has it that to this day the audience’s silence deafens Puff to this day.

  • @Keecatandcrafts
    @Keecatandcrafts 7 місяців тому +6

    About 9 when my step father showed me this song and I danced on his toes. I’ll never forget those times together listening to this song. 🪽

  • @minkaollie
    @minkaollie 7 років тому +404

    I'm 62 and haven't heard this song in a long time, I can still sing every word!! and yes, I cry....

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +2

      So do I!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +3

      I remember all the words, too! I used to be a school librarian! I so enjoyed getting kids to try so many new books! Imagine is so important especially if you love to read!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +5

      Imagination, able to see the picture a book is showing you! Read! Go anywhere you want to!

    • @bradster67
      @bradster67 6 років тому +6

      I'm 51 and cry every time I hear this...and I mean EVERY TIME!

    • @joewroblewski5334
      @joewroblewski5334 5 років тому +1

      why?

  • @artanis4ever
    @artanis4ever Рік тому +7

    Growing up I used to hear my father pick out this song on his guitar and sing it with so much joy. He couldnt read music but still taught himself to play guitar, piano and banjo. Today he is deep in the throes of dementia and his guitar is silent as he has no memory now of how to play it. I cant get sing this song all the way through without tearing up, thinking of my father sitting in his beat up old rocking chair, playing his guitar and singing this song. Here's to you Dad and I love you!

  • @jeffrutt5292
    @jeffrutt5292 5 років тому +31

    When I was a child, this song made me very sad. I wanted to go find puff and play with him, and ride him into the sunset.

    • @extradimension7356
      @extradimension7356 3 роки тому +1

      no worries the guy that wrote the original poem / lyrics went to Cornell University and studied physics, later plagiarized a bunch of other people's work and eventually gave rise to various 3d visualization systems including the Real D cinematic system. An odd yet pragmatic character and given to going off the rails in terms of douche baggery and colorful antics. Pushy and probably a dope head.

  • @coley7351
    @coley7351 8 років тому +404

    Don't matter how old i get as soon as I hear this song i become a little boy again

    • @elig6590
      @elig6590 7 років тому +7

      The power of music! It takes us back...like a time machine

    • @michaelhull216
      @michaelhull216 6 років тому

      This song throws me back to kindergarten black n white TV and the cold ear ooohhh those were the days as does Melanie singing lay it all down and brand new key

    • @vvtli808
      @vvtli808 6 років тому +1

      As a young pup (49), I can agree!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +1

      @@michaelhull216 I remember those years!

    • @SuperParatech
      @SuperParatech 5 років тому +1

      Exactly

  • @barborford5793
    @barborford5793 7 місяців тому +4

    I am a 1954 baby and my sister a 1957, so at this age, I hear this song and reminds me of my little sister Suzie, whom I love with all my heart and what a wonder world it was in 1965. unlike today

  • @andycraddock7677
    @andycraddock7677 4 роки тому +52

    RIP Mary. Your wonderful voice, charm and all the joy PPM has brought me over the decades. Miss you. 😢

  • @antbeecatdog6998
    @antbeecatdog6998 3 роки тому +6

    I still believe in Puff. I will always believe in him. ❤️❤️

  • @episkopi08
    @episkopi08 7 років тому +1572

    My wife looks at me as if I am stupid when she sees me listening to this. Her loss.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 7 років тому +62

      i always enjoy this song and I am 63!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 7 років тому +42

      Be proud to listen to this, it is something from childhood we will always cherish!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 7 років тому +36

      Oh, this song means so much more than the words! We are loosing our innocence when we leave Puff behind! I never totally did that! Taught in an Elementary School, kept some of the feeling! Retired now, but still believe in childhood!

    • @AndryFae21
      @AndryFae21 6 років тому +18

      29 and my ex husband and I used to sing this at our tiny apt lol

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 6 років тому +28

      Be young in your heart as long as you can!

  • @moshichan06
    @moshichan06 2 роки тому +91

    The audience gently singing along is something very touching to see.

  • @johnbowan3007
    @johnbowan3007 6 місяців тому +3

    I am 65 years old and still love this song after all these years

  • @mudduck754
    @mudduck754 3 роки тому +16

    61 years old and still cry when I hear this song..

  • @tumbelrumbel9148
    @tumbelrumbel9148 3 роки тому +11

    These comments are pure gold thanks for the beautiful story's I am in tears.😖😪

  • @otterzrkuhl
    @otterzrkuhl 3 роки тому +83

    17 years of life and I’ve never managed to listen to this without crying.

    • @dean5220
      @dean5220 3 роки тому

      Hello Lynnette, How are you doing?

    • @otterzrkuhl
      @otterzrkuhl 3 роки тому

      Dean Martel pretty good

    • @dean5220
      @dean5220 3 роки тому

      @@otterzrkuhl Where are you from?

    • @otterzrkuhl
      @otterzrkuhl 3 роки тому +5

      Dean Martel I’m not going to tell you that

    • @DCMook
      @DCMook 2 роки тому +1

      @@dean5220 most likely earth

  • @qwipperty
    @qwipperty 6 років тому +19

    Everyone else can go off and grow up. I'm staying with Puff. :D

  • @jf13579
    @jf13579 4 роки тому +97

    My grandmother would sing this to me to help me fall asleep when I was young and hyper-active. As an adult, it still helps me to find inner calm. To anyone who reads this comment ... just a kind and friendly reminder to call or text those people who you love and let them know what they mean to you.

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      Your grandmother saying this song to you? Right before she molested you? Nice 👍

  • @cheryllindsey-n2z
    @cheryllindsey-n2z Місяць тому +2

    I used to sing this song to my son before he went to sleep. Still sing after he died & I cry.

  • @markhelwig5567
    @markhelwig5567 Рік тому +25

    A moving song about the cost of growing up. Sadly, a person doesn't have to place their childhood fancies on the cold, unyielding altar of adulthood. They can bring those fancies along with them and share. This song always reminds me of the importance of that.

  • @skovner
    @skovner Рік тому +3

    A great song about losing the innocence of childhood play.

  • @Tiredofitall-oy7cl
    @Tiredofitall-oy7cl Місяць тому +1

    I was 4 in 1965 and this is one of the first songs I remember. I think I knew what good energy was even that young., because it made me feel good - peaceful. Whenever I watch any video of Peter, Paul and Mary, it still gives me good vibes. 🙏

  • @dinorojales5372
    @dinorojales5372 5 місяців тому +294

    Anyone in 2024?

  • @ericschnelten1193
    @ericschnelten1193 5 років тому +19

    I cry every time I hear this song. “ ... not so for little boys”

  • @KristyMalzi-e2v
    @KristyMalzi-e2v Місяць тому +2

    Absolutely timeless song. Love it.

  • @thomasmelton699
    @thomasmelton699 4 роки тому +43

    How can you NOT shed a tear? It's a timeless tale of the childhood passing into adulthood and the loss of innocence😢

    • @Kay_Fabe
      @Kay_Fabe 3 роки тому +1

      This song is about weed

    • @thomasmelton699
      @thomasmelton699 3 роки тому +5

      @@Kay_Fabe that is sooo twisted!

    • @Kay_Fabe
      @Kay_Fabe 3 роки тому

      @@thomasmelton699 It's true.

    • @thomasmelton699
      @thomasmelton699 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kay_Fabe you have the right to your opinion

    • @Kay_Fabe
      @Kay_Fabe 3 роки тому

      @@thomasmelton699 I have the right to the truth.

  • @alfredjwa7118
    @alfredjwa7118 3 роки тому +85

    Hi. I am South Korean. I've been listening to this song since I was exactly 11 years old. It's a piece of music I learned during school music class, and I remember listening to it at home since then because I loved the music so much. I am now 20 years old, but memories of that time still remain precious to me.

    • @handlesmcdaniels8963
      @handlesmcdaniels8963 3 роки тому

      Maybe get some new songs to listen to then. Loser

    • @HaswellCore
      @HaswellCore 3 роки тому +3

      @@handlesmcdaniels8963 what is wrong with you

    • @handlesmcdaniels8963
      @handlesmcdaniels8963 3 роки тому +1

      @@HaswellCore he’s my cousin so relax

    • @sylviamawson6239
      @sylviamawson6239 Рік тому +2

      You're not on your own it's still as popular today and everyone with a heart loves it

  • @ClayLyon-xu7yw
    @ClayLyon-xu7yw 3 місяці тому +3

    I’m 69 and still remember this song

  • @rhondaboncutter5812
    @rhondaboncutter5812 9 місяців тому +4

    I was 12 when this song came out! Loved it then as well as today in 2023!

  • @vickiecook6953
    @vickiecook6953 5 років тому +17

    I drove an hour on half just to hear this song in a 67 VW BUS..never forget it

  • @TheNBunny
    @TheNBunny 2 роки тому +1

    Today I heard this song for the very first time. I don't know why but for some reason I just started to cry. Damn.

  • @gokuson8957
    @gokuson8957 3 роки тому +6

    They fall like rain from my eyes every time...

  • @reginauldvandersnoot7928
    @reginauldvandersnoot7928 3 роки тому +3

    I'm 61 and this has been my Favorite song since I was 6 yrs old, when I first heard it...

    • @dean5220
      @dean5220 3 роки тому

      Hello Reginauld, How are you doing?

  • @markwilliamson2795
    @markwilliamson2795 11 місяців тому +1

    There was a world like this...I remember it...I was 12

  • @stang1985
    @stang1985 3 роки тому +85

    Wonderful song! brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

    • @marcosgarcia2643
      @marcosgarcia2643 2 роки тому +1

      Only 1? A lot here!

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      Gay

    • @rowannicholls7285
      @rowannicholls7285 2 роки тому

      Hi from rowan

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      And Kenneth ur so gay.

    • @suicidejon
      @suicidejon 2 роки тому

      Oh God get over it. You are obviously easily moved, this song is ridiculous. Glad a song sung by two drug addicted men in their prostitute about doing drugs can move you to tears. Nice buddy. Man up quit being a little crybaby.

  • @geoffmclay3962
    @geoffmclay3962 4 роки тому +26

    My first memory I have stored in my small brain is my dad sitting by my bedside singing this song. He used to sing it to me almost every night. Lmao life was so simple. What even is 2020 anymore ?

    • @nhagerman9659
      @nhagerman9659 3 роки тому +1

      Me too every night since I was 3 till I was 8 until my mom and him got devorced

  • @dougtorrance
    @dougtorrance 19 днів тому +1

    Incredible how this song transports me back to the 'carefree' days of my youth in Ottawa Canada. I had the honour or meeting PPand M twenty some years ago when they performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Paul gave my friends and I an exclusive inteview for a local Contemporary Christian Music radio show....what an awesome gentleman. THey were sharing the stage with Pete Seeger....talk about Folk Music Royalty!! Thanks for posting this! God Bless!

  • @jaybodenstein609
    @jaybodenstein609 Рік тому +9

    It always has a tinge of loss and reminder of the sweetness of childhood...I was 14 when this came out...Even as a young teenager I was deeply saddened, reminded of my early childhood and playing with my favorite toys and stuffed animals now sitting lonely in a closet or on a shelf. I'm 75 and still shed a tear now and then.

  • @sheilabrown8456
    @sheilabrown8456 5 років тому +17

    After 50 odd years this still has the power to make me bubble 😢 xx good memories xx

  • @ComradeStiv
    @ComradeStiv 5 місяців тому +2

    It only took _sixty years_ to finally _really_ pay attention to the words and story. Great, now I'm a complete mess. Cried like a baby. 🍼 Did _not_ see that coming.
    It was our top favorite, mommy and little me. Whenever it came on we dropped everything, ran to the radio and sang it together. Oh no here comes ugly tears round 2 . . .

  • @finalfrontier3333
    @finalfrontier3333 2 роки тому +73

    Pure talent, no additional sound affects. This deserves appreciation!

  • @lauriering8215
    @lauriering8215 2 роки тому +3

    In early April of1963, Peter, Paul and Mary came to my hospital room and sang Puff and Rain Rain Go Away! We had been in a terrible car accident and stopped on their way to the airport after their concert the night before in Daytona Beach, FL! They were awesome!

  • @gezman65
    @gezman65 Рік тому +1

    Always sad listening to this as a kid! 😢

  • @frehleyscomet8812
    @frehleyscomet8812 7 років тому +240

    Every time my kids play this song I get all emotional.
    I just found a book that gives Puff a better ending, Jackie's daughter comes back to be with Puff again.
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @davefrance3721
      @davefrance3721 7 років тому +15

      Sing the song in the Present tense, then Puff is still alive !
      Puff the magic dragon LIVES by the sea......

    • @CarterSlade22
      @CarterSlade22 7 років тому +48

      Puff the Magic Dragon walked out on the Strand.
      He looked down and there he saw footprints in the sand.
      A voice said Mr. Dragon, please don't be so sad.
      My name is Jenny Paper.
      I was sent here by my dad.

    • @lkea4049
      @lkea4049 6 років тому +9

      That so grand. He deserves a nice ending.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 6 років тому +5

      +C M Sounds like a plot "borrowing" from Peter Pan, where after a generation he returns and whisks off Wendy's daughter to Neverland.

    • @synthiahines4482
      @synthiahines4482 5 років тому +3

      so um whats the name of the book LOL

  • @randyh.4453
    @randyh.4453 4 роки тому +7

    I remember that my mother used to sing this song to me...when i was a little boy ...it fucking hurts shes gone...I hear this song...and it makes me cry so much...and cry 😢 i wish I died..and not her..

  • @charlesdavis7461
    @charlesdavis7461 5 днів тому

    I am almost 74 and this song I will never forget, it makes me cry at the end.

  • @Epitaph1334
    @Epitaph1334 6 років тому +35

    The more times I listen to this song the sadder, and more nostalgic it seems. Quite beautiful.

  • @BarbellRoy
    @BarbellRoy 7 років тому +99

    Not an emotional guy but this song has always made me teary eyed. Still to this day and I'm 38

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere 4 роки тому

      @@icewaterslim7260 Same, and I'm a retiree. My kid sister used to fall to sleep to this.

    • @icewaterslim7260
      @icewaterslim7260 4 роки тому +1

      @@RWBHere guys that was somebody using my phone that replied in this thread . .
      I cried when Old Yeller died

    • @conniemcmurry9589
      @conniemcmurry9589 4 роки тому

      Don't feel too bad, I'm 70 !!

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 4 роки тому +1

      I am 66! Grew up with all the best of music!

    • @tedstout7439
      @tedstout7439 3 роки тому

      @@rhondaboncutter5812 61 here. Agreed.

  • @Purple_Kinetic
    @Purple_Kinetic Рік тому +2

    My guitar,countless campfires,and this song....
    How i mis those days of inocense😊

  • @tomripley6382
    @tomripley6382 8 років тому +7

    this made me cry when I was 7 still makes me cry now at 58 as memories of childhood rush back into mind

  • @김실근-x9x
    @김실근-x9x 3 роки тому +6

    멋집니다 최고에요 너무너무 잘해요 감탄했어요 ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

  • @jollyjokress3852
    @jollyjokress3852 3 роки тому +2

    *Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave* 😢😢

  • @daisystuart2913
    @daisystuart2913 4 роки тому +41

    I wasn’t born in the 60s I grew up in the 2000s and still my dad and me always sing this it means so much to me honestly...

    • @Moonmoon-ws6jo
      @Moonmoon-ws6jo 2 роки тому +1

      I was the same but it was my grandpa who sung it, which made it even more special. Even if i wasnt his blood-related grandkid, he would still sing to me a beautiful song. Made me feel belonged to his side of the family. The song seems to be special for everyone, its nice.

  • @judyvalencia3257
    @judyvalencia3257 2 роки тому +4

    I always cry when I hear this song.

  • @toMCsh
    @toMCsh 3 роки тому +2

    I want this song played at my funeral

    • @TimothyBall-mv3lp
      @TimothyBall-mv3lp Місяць тому

      9/1/2024. @toMCsh, I was told by Marc that he will have this, "Wish You Were Here". From pink Floyd.

  • @omegon88
    @omegon88 4 роки тому +45

    I'm still crying when I hear this song, fifty years later.

    • @randyh.4453
      @randyh.4453 4 роки тому +1

      Larry
      it really hurts...alot..i miss my mother so much

    • @omegon88
      @omegon88 4 роки тому +1

      @@randyh.4453: so do i.....

    • @randyh.4453
      @randyh.4453 4 роки тому

      @@omegon88
      it just really hurts me that shes gone..Larry she used to visit me in the hospital when I was sick..and sing it to me..

    • @randyh.4453
      @randyh.4453 4 роки тому +2

      Mac Dever ...nice comment..grow up..youve been reported

  • @rhondaboncutter5812
    @rhondaboncutter5812 3 роки тому +20

    Born in 1953, as I grew up with music, loved this song, still do in 2021! Puff was a child's imagination! When we loose that we are hit with reality! Kids need to believe in fairy tales for a while! Real life is hard! This song was important!

  • @urbroz
    @urbroz 3 роки тому +2

    I remember crying to this song when i was in elementry school. This exact video too.

  • @김예인-w8q
    @김예인-w8q 3 роки тому +10

    너무 좋아요!

  • @jessiebaatz236
    @jessiebaatz236 2 роки тому +5

    I am 50 years old and I will still sing this song with all my heart!!!!!!!!!

  • @janepang484
    @janepang484 2 роки тому +1

    Peter, Paul & Mary 💖👸👬🤩
    Great!🎼🎵🎸🎤📀🎧💯👍👏
    From Hong Kong🙋‍♀️🌏💝🌺🥰

  • @rhondaboncutter5812
    @rhondaboncutter5812 5 років тому +7

    Such a sweet song about innocence lost! We as kids want to grow up, way too fast! Once an adult is forever, hope kids just enjoy being a kid as long as possible! I miss being a kid, which was so many years ago, still love this song!

  • @RaisingHellAgain
    @RaisingHellAgain 7 років тому +11

    As a child this was mine and my cousins favorite song. He lived his life in a wheel chair. He was only 12 when he passed. I cried so hard the day he died and was begging all the grown ups to please let me go to Honahlee with him. Now he has been gone for 45 years and I just bawled my heart out just now. Hearing this song brought back the good memories and the special times we shared together. Someday I'll really join him in Honahlee AKA Heaven

    • @furdiebant
      @furdiebant 3 роки тому +1

      May your cousin rest in peace

  • @gremlinuk1968
    @gremlinuk1968 2 роки тому +1

    So, love this as a old most 54, year old, born May 23rd 1968,! God Bless from northern Ireland UK, but 1st heard when I was a kid in the 70s, 🤝🇬🇧♥️

  • @350mcn
    @350mcn 5 років тому +7

    I am 58 and I cry when I hear this.It is a treasured childhood song.

  • @yogibearthebear6774
    @yogibearthebear6774 5 років тому +13

    Still remember my prep teacher pulling out her acoustic guitar and playing this song to us at least one a week. Good memories.

    • @ronlisk1911
      @ronlisk1911 4 роки тому

      Was he Mr van Driessen by any chance😊