# **The real story behind Puff, the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary ** ***"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 Yarrow's group in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem about a dragon in 1959, 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 s
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