Puff the Magic Dragon |
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Puff, the Magic Dragon Lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist In a land called Honahleah Little Jackie Piper Loved that rascal Puff And brought him strings and sealing-wax and other fancy stuff. O, Puff, the Magic Dragon ...(2) Together they would travel On a boat with billowed sails Jackie kept a lookout perched On Puff's gigantic tail Noble kings and princes would bow when'er they came Pirate ships would lo'er their flags When Puff roared out his name. O Puff, the Magic Dragon ... (2) A dragon lives forever But not so little boys Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys One grey night it happened Jackie Piper 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 O, Puff the Magic Dragon...(2)