You Never Knew What These Misunderstood Songs Were Really About
‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ – Peter, Paul and Mary
“Puff the Magic Dragon” was obviously about drugs, right? Wrong. Peter, Paul and Mary’s 1963 hit – with lyrics based on a poem by a friend of band member Peter Yarrow, named Leonard Lipton.
It actually revolved around a child who played with an imaginary dragon named Puff, before getting too old for his imaginary friend.