Peter Paul & Mary : Puff the Magic Dragon Meaning
Puff the Magic Dragon Lyrics
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...
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#1 top rated interpretation:I think that the song is about the fantasies of childhood and how as you grow up you are taught about reality and you have to abandon your dreams. the painted wings and giants rings are a kids toys and Puff is their friend or playmate. the part about sailing and the nobles, kings, princes and pirates are the imaginary adventures of a kid. Puff's fearless roar is the fact that a child fells safe with their imagined friend.
Puff's scales falling like rain is how, as the kid is taken out of that made up world the dreams fade and so do the creatures of their fantasies. -
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#2 top rated interpretation:More likely, it is about the magic of childhood and the loss thereof. The boy has these fantastical ideas growing up, but then abandons them forever.
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Puff the magic dragon refers to the lady inogua and mother Mary in religion. It about the emacculation of the wisest women who ever live on the earth and her baring Jesus christ
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As to those who say Star Spangled Banner is about drugs more than Puff the Magic Dragon, ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE? ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO INTERPRET our Anthem as anything less than patriotic but all the drug references here? A coincidince? I THINK NOT!!! I will never show my kids this disgusting, despicable song.
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Clearly about pot. You'd have to be very dumb to not see that. Puff= smoking, dragon=dragin, honah lee= All too obvious, the Hawaiin vilalge of Hanalei which had alot of marijuana. Autumn Mist is marijuana smoke while Jackie Paper is a reference to paper rolls used for smoking. The "sea" is "c" for cannabis. There is NO way you can see all that and conclude it is about anything other than drugs. What an ugly and disgusting song
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Obviously marijuana. Puff, magic and paper. Plus a 1960's song written by P P & M!!!!
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it's more about the imagination of childhood and how it is list in adulthood.
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It's meant to use your imagination. I'm 41 my mother sang it to me as well.
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I believe it's all about interpretation. Ten people hear something and they can either read it differently or agree. Although some of their opinions may be similar it does something different for each of us. A song about a child and his dragon friend can be made into something horrible--an excuse for drug abuse. In no way do I believe this song is speaking about drugs, yet, I can see how some can and will look for any excuse for life's problems especially if they happen to be influenced by drugs at the time.
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This is more a statement on overinterpretation of songs than an interpretation: This simple song about a child losing his wonderful sense of imagination was actually banned in my high school back in its hey-day because someone insisted it was about drugs. Puff is a perfect name for a fire breather. How sad it is that people must look for something bad in something beautiful. I sang it to my children & told them to never let go of imagination & simple joys.
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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 is a metaphor for childhood innocence which is lsot when we grow up -
But that's not were it ended --- another came along.
Singing out the words with joy to this our simple song.
Puff came out to see, if he could play with me.
And hand in claw we frolicked across that land of Honah Lee. 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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Last verse
Children love adventure, games for bold and brave
Soon daniel drum and johny plum had found puff’s magic cave
With coloured flags all waiving, they frolic by the shore
And children come from miles around to hear Puff’s mighty roar -
it's not about pot,acid, mushrooms or even beer. it's a children's song which means it has no rhyme or reason it starts happy then sad and ends happy just like all children's boks and songs did. the only differance is this song was written by a man (peter) who had access to a microphone and audience. all these people who think it's about pot you probably whiter shade of pale is about and mr tamborine main is about drugs when it really is a song about which road the singer should go doewn. if dylan went down the other road would he still be dylan? of cource he would but he wouldn't have the world trying to figure out what the lyrics meant. then he'd be able to watch a yankee game anything else that are impossible today
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