Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary talks Puff the Magic Dragon

Dear God Why am I sitting here in tears!!!! I am so grateful to have grown up during a time where preserving the innocents of children was still a thing. Every time I hear Puff The Magic Dragon it does something to the soul and makes the heart smile.

I was ten years old, almost eleven, when Puff really broke out. For Christmas 1962 my parents gave me a quality ukulele. In the closing months of my 5th grade year, 1963, I performed Puff with my ukulele for my school’s student body. As I write this it is the fall of 2022. We are planning a variety show at church. I plan to sing Puff for the variety show spring 2023 with that same ukulele. I will be 71 years old when this happens. I will dedicate the song to my four grandchildren. Sixty years between performances. But, it’s never too late for an encore. Thank you Peter, Paul , and Mary.

I was 12 in 1962 & fell in love with this song & everytime I hear it sung by Peter, Paul & Mary I end up in tears for Puff the magic dragon 🐉 & the loss of his friend! Amazing how certain songs take you right back to childhood- to magic times 💖💖🐉💖💖

I sang this song to my son for the first time tonight. He has a dragon obsession currently. I could hear him silently repeating the words as I sang the chorus. He made me sing it again before bed and repeated a little more of the wording as I sang. I hope he always keeps a little part of his childhood innocents. He's such a sweet boy.

I am 80 now and it still brings a tear or two to my eyes!

Im honored and humbled to be able to witness peter and paul while theyre still alive. These guys are legends in the music industry together with the late mary travers. And its a one and a lifetime experience to witness them in flesh

In the 1976, a friend and I had a discussion about this song, and I was right. He was reading too much into this sweet song. Puff still brings tears to my eyes.

Its sad that people think that beautiful song is about drugs. Its so beautiful. Some people love to ruin the beautiful things in life.

I remember this song from my childhood, as well as the little cartoon. I hadn't read the story book until just a few weeks ago. I found a copy in the Goodwill store. I started reading it fondly, and smiling...not remembering the ending. I was with another adult friend of mine and she looked over at me and saw me crying like a baby. And i replied, "this is the saddest little book", I always smiled and laughed when i was a kid, but now that i am 50 years old, it finally hits home. ~Always try to keep the 'dragon' alive in yourself. I didn't and it's heart breaking. Kids, don't try to grow up too fast!! It will be there soon enough. Enjoy your youth, it is the most precious time you will have and it goes so very fast~. And to Mr. Yarrow, i just love the 1965 video, you are such a handsome man and i just love your voice!! This song will always be a favorite of mine and i will always read it to my grand children. ~Puff will live on in my family!!

I am 70 and an innocent. I never imagined it had anything to do with drugs. It was for me, always about growing up. It still brings a rear to my eyes to listen to it. Luckily, I never lost my dragon, and my dragon has been good to me.

I'm a guitar teacher. Not too long ago I taught my 12 year old student how to play Puff the Magic Dragon...and she was the one that requested it.

Thank you Peter. My friends from church, all of us musicians and singers, loved singing your songs every time we got together.

Im 63 yrs old and a group of us (all my age) were playing poker on a Friday night and had the oldies station playing in the background and Puff came came on and 6 grown men stopped and turned to listen. In less than a minute we were ALL teary eyed..Turns out 4 of us had this song sung to us by our mothers and the other 2 just introduced this classic to their Grandkids.

When I turned 70 3yrs ago, an 89 year old man asked me to play one song he remebered ..Puff the Majic Dragon.. it was superb! I lsing it today, long with S O S by S & G and Amazing Grace!

Listening in awe. Dad was a tough WW2 Marine. He sang this to us all the time. I had no idea the song was born just a few months before me. As a kid I always thought Puff had lived on Cherry Lane for ages. Rest well my loving parents.

A song everyone remembers from being a kid always enjoyed it

I was born in 64 and puff the magic dragon is one of the earliest songs i have memory of hearing along with I wanna hold your hand and crimson and clover. Special to me.

I didn’t come to the US until 1969. Ever since I first heard this songs, I’ve loved it and loved all the songs that this group ever performed! 😍

As a youngster, I can remember having a sing alongs with my mother. Usually in our 70’ VW bug. Never once in my mind nor hers did drugs ever ever come in the picture. It was just sheer joy to sing together with mom. She is 84 now. I think we are due to pick up where we left off with our sing alongs.

Peter Yarrow is one of those people who you just take one look and you'd know that he's a genuinely nice guy lol. Like you just wanna be his friend and hang out, playing the guitar and telling stories. I'm from a younger generation and when I saw Peter Paul and Mary here in YouTube, I became an instant admirer! Esp of Peter. Puff the Magic Dragon is one of my pick-me-up songs.