"Puff, the Magic Dragon" | ||||
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Single by Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
from the album Moving | ||||
B-side | "Pretty Mary" | |||
Released | January 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop, folk, Children’s music | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Leonard Lipton Peter Yarrow | |||
Producer(s) | Albert Grossman | |||
Peter, Paul and Mary singles chronology | ||||
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"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]