By: Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow 1963
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| G | Bm | C | G |
| Puff, the magic | dragon | lived by the | sea |
| C | G | Em | A7 | D7 |
And | frolicked in the | autumn | mist in a | land called Honah | Lee |
| G | Bm | C | G |
| Little Jackie | paper | loved that rascal | Puff |
| C | G | Em | D7 | G |
And | brought him strings and | sealing | wax and | other fancy | stuff |
| G | Bm | C | G |
| Together they would | travel on a | boat with | billowed sail |
| C | G | Em | A7 | D7 |
And | Jackie kept a | lookout | perched on | Puff’s gigantic | tail |
| G | Bm | C | G |
| Noble kings and | princes would | bow when ere they | came |
| C | G | Em | D7 | G |
| Pirate ships would | lower their | flags when | Puff roared out his | name |
| G | Bm | C | G |
A | dragon lives | forever but | not so little | boys |
| C | G | Em | A7 | D7 |
| Painted wings and | giant | rings make | way for other | toys |
| G | Bm | C | G |
| One grey night it | happened, Jackie | Paper came no | more |
| C | G | Em | D7 | G |
And | Puff that mighty | dragon, | he | ceased his fearless | roar |
| G | Bm | C | G |
His | head was bent in | sorrow, | green scales fell like | rain |
| C | G | Em | A7 | D7 |
| Puff no longer | went to | play | along the cherry | lane |
| G | Bm | C | G |
With | out his life-long | friend, | Puff could not be | brave |
| C | G | Em | D7 | G |
So | Puff that mighty | dragon, | sadly | slipped into his | cave |
| C | D7 | G |
In a | land called | Honah | Lee |
Created 2009 Sept 11 13:37
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
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