I remember this song used to make me cry when I was like 7, my dad would play it on his guitar for my little sister because she loved it
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 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!
as a second grader those lines broke my heart!!! Even now at 20, I get a little misty-eyed at the song...I don't want to grow up and leave my imagination behind! Also those who believe this song is about drugs are probably on drugs themselves...if Peter Paul and Mary (the writters of the song) says it's not about drugs (and seeing as how they hardly seem to type to light up a doobie) then it's probably NOT!
It really is a sad song so Peter Yarrow recently added a happy ending to the song in a book they made for it. I still cried about the song until I was 15!!! Until they finally made a happier ending that is (phew)
It really is a sad song so Peter Yarrow recently added a happy ending to the song in a book they made for it. I still cried about the song until I was 15!!! Until they finally made a happier ending that is (phew)
The main reason Peter Yarrow changed the song was because it wasn't entirely true: We DON'T lose our imagination as we get older, honestly. Sometimes, when life seems troublesome, we can pay a visit of our own to Honalee... for a while, at least.
The main reason Peter Yarrow changed the song was because it wasn't entirely true: We DON'T lose our imagination as we get older, honestly. Sometimes, when life seems troublesome, we can pay a visit of our own to Honalee... for a while, at least.
I remember this song used to make me cry when I was like 7, my dad would play it on his guitar for my little sister because she loved it 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 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! as a second grader those lines broke my heart!!! Even now at 20, I get a little misty-eyed at the song...I don't want to grow up and leave my imagination behind! Also those who believe this song is about drugs are probably on drugs themselves...if Peter Paul and Mary (the writters of the song) says it's not about drugs (and seeing as how they hardly seem to type to light up a doobie) then it's probably NOT!
It really is a sad song so Peter Yarrow recently added a happy ending to the song in a book they made for it. I still cried about the song until I was 15!!! Until they finally made a happier ending that is (phew)
It really is a sad song so Peter Yarrow recently added a happy ending to the song in a book they made for it. I still cried about the song until I was 15!!! Until they finally made a happier ending that is (phew)
The main reason Peter Yarrow changed the song was because it wasn't entirely true: We DON'T lose our imagination as we get older, honestly. Sometimes, when life seems troublesome, we can pay a visit of our own to Honalee... for a while, at least.
The main reason Peter Yarrow changed the song was because it wasn't entirely true: We DON'T lose our imagination as we get older, honestly. Sometimes, when life seems troublesome, we can pay a visit of our own to Honalee... for a while, at least.