Puff, the Magic Dragon

"Puff, the Magic Dragon"
Single by Peter, Paul and Mary
from the album Moving
B-side"Pretty Mary"
ReleasedJanuary 1963
Recorded1962
GenrePop, folk, Children’s music
Length3:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Leonard Lipton
Peter Yarrow
Producer(s)Albert Grossman
Peter, Paul and Mary singles chronology
"If I Had a Hammer"
(1962)
"Puff, the Magic Dragon"
(1963)
"500 Miles"
(1963)

"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is a song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963.

Lipton wrote a poem about a dragon in 1959,[1] and, when Yarrow found it, he wrote the lyrics to "Puff" based on the poem. After the song was released, Yarrow searched for Lipton to give him credit for the song.[2]

  1. ^ Lipton, Lenny. "Lenny Lipton". Lennylipton. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Puff The Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary". SongFacts. Retrieved May 31, 2017.