weed is ok, but it is not for children. Gregory Issac is awesome, he sang this song for the c.d. Reggae for children, peace y'all, my 3 yr old loves this version!
peter paul and mary said it was about weed, he said "c'mon what other meaning is there" but they do also say its about the loss of innocence in children
I am 49 years old and I am old enough to tell you all, this was never a tokers song. It was hijacked the same way the Beatle's "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was hijacked by LSD users. Puff is a children's story about a child's imagination and how as a child grows he/she must put away their imagination and their chilren's toys and start attending to more grown up things. Nothing more,nothing less.
Touchy aren't we? Don't worry about my facts. How about the fact that Lucy was a school chum of Jonh Lennon's son. He drew a picture of her and showed it to John. When he was asked what the pic was he said "That's Lucy in the sky with diamonds!" Is that factual enough for you? By the way that girl died recently.
It was about a picture John's son Julian drew of a girl in his pre-school. Her name was Lucy Vodden. She died two weeks ago of cancer at the age 46. Get your facts straight. Google the picture...
no, sorry youre incorrect about this song but still right about the beatles. this song is about the loss of innocence that some children may encounter
@bigkellyr - ye ye and hits from the bong is just a synonym of putting you head in bucket O.o but we are glade its up to every one self to choce whate we hear in the lyric :D
I have to play this on guitar for my music teacher. The chords are : D Major, A Major, and G Major. Love this. In music, we sang it as a class, and people passing by the room started laughing.
Jakie, grew up and lost his imagination, its about how when kids grow into adults the forget the little things in life, they lose there imagination, and the stop thinking, oh I need to go see Puff, because they start to relize Puff was just they're imagination... So sad!! :( it has nothing to do would drugs that's alot of rubbish
this song has nothing to do with pot but the stonners back then thought it was thats wat my tezcher said and his old so he knows what his talking about
The only person who knows what the song is "really" about is the one who sings it or listens to it. Music can have different meanings for different people and... just try to enjoy a good song. Dragons are way cooler than marijuana plants anyway:)
The song was not, repeat NOT ABOUT marijuana. All three have denied this stupid rumor for years. I once interviewed Paul Noel Stookey and he just laughed it off. It's silly that anyone reads more into it than what it's intended to be... a warm hearted tale of a little boy growing up.
R.I.P. Mary Travers. I was 10yr old kid playing stickball in the streets of old Brooklyn when I first heard this song and thought it was a great kid's fantasy song. When I was around 16 ,I finally learned what the song was REALLY about! LOL.
Some of the alleged drug references in this song include the little boy's name, Jackie Paper, which stood for rolling papers; the "autumn mist," which was marijuana smoke, and the "land of Hanah Lee," which was the Hawaiian town of Hanalei, famous for its marijuana plants.
haha i love all thes fights an what not lol its soo a mix of the to becuse its what u make it ya no man like in a way its bout pot but also bout growen up an realsing that drugs are bad um k,so its an ifey thing,but i bleave it is what i just put,man im fucked up right now
this song isn't about weed... people are blind and make references that were never meant... don't call me an idiot i smoke weed alot lol... the song is about growing up and moving on from childish things. if there is ANY drug reference its about moving on from weed to other drugs...
You people are whack! Listen closer to the line where it says that dragons live forever but not so LITTLE boys. It is a song about the loss of innocence as children grow up and put away childish things. Arguably Peter, Paul, and Mary's greatest hit. Try listening to their live version on YouTube where they say about the song what I just said.
if it was about any drug it would be crack cocain not weed smoking crack is called "chasing the dragon" but who cares its about a little boys imagination and his friend whos a dragon then he grows up and the dragons gone its only a song at the end of the day and a crap kids tv show
in the uk it means smoking crack its in refrence to what makes crack so addictive, "you never catch the dragon" or the ultimate high, either way this song isnt about druge so the argument is void
This song is all about the Obama/McCain election. The dragon is obviously Palin. The little boy is McCain and the way the dragon(palin) puffed his chances at holding the highest seat in this country.
It's certainly not about drugs, and it has no other meaning but the obvious one. But I couldn't stop laughing for some reason when I heard the reagge version. lol!
The authors of the song have repeatedly refuted this urban legend and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use.[7] Peter Yarrow has frequently explained that "Puff" is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking.[8] He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one".
this is so sad. i listened to this song growing up it was a big part of my childhood and to know that it might have been written bout a pot is crushing. i realy hope this is not the perpose
no worries. it's just a rumour. "the song is about drugs".. u hear people saying that about every song, even for this one, in which the meaning is quite obvious. it's a tale. it's a poem about growing up.
sk8rboi- Why isn't it abaut drugs? Well the writters have said it isn't but that don't meen it isn't.. And even iff they haffn't wrote it abaout drugs it is became abaoute drugs.. You can hear it your self.. Or of course it came out who you are if you think it's abaut drugs, but i think the most says it is.. And for some it must be, for example me!!
Don't use limewire, EVER, it sucks and has viruses. Graduate to torrents. Download U torrent. You have to google to get torrents ex. "dark side of the moon torrent". The singer is in the video info. And youtube downloader sucks as far as quality goes.
DROOOOOOOOOGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :))))))))))))))))))))))))) use drugs kids, its healthy for you. :)
matejaganja 1 year ago
nobody hijacks anything........its whatever you want it to be
murdahfaze420 1 year ago
little jackie paper?? lol
SvenSvenSvensen 1 year ago
I'd just like to point out that the song isn't about drug use, its about a damn dragon!
wayneqjr 1 year ago
smoke weed every day!
TheCommentGiver2000 1 year ago
Its a kids song !!!! and My grand babys loved it ....Get a life FFS
britaja 1 year ago 3
R.I.P. A true ledgend ive posted on here cos your music allways make me feel good no more so than this....
TheRedragon152 1 year ago
Rest In Peace............
darnellm03 1 year ago
why is his name jackie PAPER then?
federerownz 1 year ago
@federerownz if u think the surname Paper is an indicator to an alterior meaning of the song your very narrow minded. its just a surname.
A55K1KKR 1 year ago
@A55K1KKR hahaha yes im very narrow minded thank you...
federerownz 1 year ago
haha, who can listen to this and actually like it.. if their not high?
luniz..,.
but it's pretty fucking funny now:p
p0lse 2 years ago
its the best version of this song! i love it!
:3
nattywarton 2 years ago 2
weed is ok, but it is not for children. Gregory Issac is awesome, he sang this song for the c.d. Reggae for children, peace y'all, my 3 yr old loves this version!
rastabiznes 2 years ago
peter paul and mary said it was about weed, he said "c'mon what other meaning is there" but they do also say its about the loss of innocence in children
Mdukes12 2 years ago
not a drug referance... haha.. but a good song anyway.
oneLOVEsnowboard 2 years ago
I honestly love this song.
My absolute favorite song of all time, this version is cool to.
I just love the tune and innocents of Jackie Paper all in a mixing bowl.
Love, LOVE LOVE! reply and check thumbs up if you love and or agree.
TheBigCollision 2 years ago 4
love u puff
hallo12345ist 2 years ago
jackie paper, j. paper, bahahhaha
Kaaatieeee 2 years ago
Strings, sealing wax, other fancy stuff. Jackie Paper is just a name.
bigkellyr 2 years ago
I am 49 years old and I am old enough to tell you all, this was never a tokers song. It was hijacked the same way the Beatle's "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was hijacked by LSD users. Puff is a children's story about a child's imagination and how as a child grows he/she must put away their imagination and their chilren's toys and start attending to more grown up things. Nothing more,nothing less.
bigkellyr 2 years ago 12
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was actually about LSD. On June 2nd 2004 Paul McCartney admit it was about LSD.
Get your facts straight
yrhbarbados 2 years ago
Touchy aren't we? Don't worry about my facts. How about the fact that Lucy was a school chum of Jonh Lennon's son. He drew a picture of her and showed it to John. When he was asked what the pic was he said "That's Lucy in the sky with diamonds!" Is that factual enough for you? By the way that girl died recently.
bigkellyr 2 years ago
It was about a picture John's son Julian drew of a girl in his pre-school. Her name was Lucy Vodden. She died two weeks ago of cancer at the age 46. Get your facts straight. Google the picture...
Beatlesrandomness 2 years ago
this is a marijuana song
dillon15650 2 years ago
Believe what you want.
bigkellyr 2 years ago
thank you!!!!!!! i love this song, i grew up with it, and now they gotta turn it into a drug song!!!
09shanman 2 years ago
no, sorry youre incorrect about this song but still right about the beatles. this song is about the loss of innocence that some children may encounter
wesleytj 2 years ago
@bigkellyr - ye ye and hits from the bong is just a synonym of putting you head in bucket O.o but we are glade its up to every one self to choce whate we hear in the lyric :D
skumlerboy 7 months ago
I have to play this on guitar for my music teacher. The chords are : D Major, A Major, and G Major. Love this. In music, we sang it as a class, and people passing by the room started laughing.
jappleseed12 2 years ago
holy.. this song's about marijuana?!?! O_o
278400dl 2 years ago
LETS PUFF UP THE MAGIC DRAGON
skumlerboy 2 years ago
Jakie, grew up and lost his imagination, its about how when kids grow into adults the forget the little things in life, they lose there imagination, and the stop thinking, oh I need to go see Puff, because they start to relize Puff was just they're imagination... So sad!! :( it has nothing to do would drugs that's alot of rubbish
asmotechguy10 2 years ago 19
The Oblongs
mrlijones89 2 years ago
this song has nothing to do with pot but the stonners back then thought it was thats wat my tezcher said and his old so he knows what his talking about
bsm91 2 years ago 4
Lol he's old so he knows what he's talking about lol
what a nice thing to say about your teacher =P
sparknight70 2 years ago
hahah the comments here are in extremes, pot smokers and tight asses
zacinaustralia 2 years ago
My literature teacher told me what this song is really about...
adsusfeyt 2 years ago
Shhhhh... yeah...don't say it out loud...
it's really about........
a dragon (and the loss of childhood innocence)!
McKennahLane 2 years ago 3
The only person who knows what the song is "really" about is the one who sings it or listens to it. Music can have different meanings for different people and... just try to enjoy a good song. Dragons are way cooler than marijuana plants anyway:)
Legenden0 2 years ago 5
LOL
Somekid420 2 years ago
Even if it was, who cares? It's a great song. Thanks for everything, Mary. Sleep peacefully. Love the picture
Heathermb103 2 years ago 4
stay high for life
djy218 2 years ago
The song was not, repeat NOT ABOUT marijuana. All three have denied this stupid rumor for years. I once interviewed Paul Noel Stookey and he just laughed it off. It's silly that anyone reads more into it than what it's intended to be... a warm hearted tale of a little boy growing up.
justtim 2 years ago 2
R.I.P. Mary Travers. I was 10yr old kid playing stickball in the streets of old Brooklyn when I first heard this song and thought it was a great kid's fantasy song. When I was around 16 ,I finally learned what the song was REALLY about! LOL.
vastedda99 2 years ago
hahahahahahahahaha
gorilla2223 2 years ago
fuck yeah, this is what i'm talking about.. smoke up, guys.
darrouken 2 years ago
i thing the original version thay not mean that but u know i love bob marley
no woman no cry ...may be we sing
noo smoky will cry hahaha
debsirin33298 2 years ago
This forum needs a quaalude!
GoldenOldies60and70s 2 years ago
Nawet faine takie.
ForzaUniaZabkowice 2 years ago
its a damn good cover
but this song isnt bout drugs
TobyW360 2 years ago 3
Some of the alleged drug references in this song include the little boy's name, Jackie Paper, which stood for rolling papers; the "autumn mist," which was marijuana smoke, and the "land of Hanah Lee," which was the Hawaiian town of Hanalei, famous for its marijuana plants.
cyrushayley 2 years ago
Resin up the zig-zag boys, and give the devil his do. I bet a vile of oil against his weed, That my stuff is better then you've ever smoked!
GoldenOldies60and70s 2 years ago
lol
elviradark6 2 years ago 2
W/E if it about drugs or not. I enjoy it when i did drugs, i enjoy it now when i don´t use drugs. so W/E realy?
just enjoy life!
88zippo 2 years ago
This song has nothing to do with drugs. "There was a lot of grass around the village then, but Puff never took a puff." - Peter Yarrow
BLAHBLOT 2 years ago
yeah and lennon insisted lucy in the sky with diamonds was about a drawing his son made too. if you believe that i got a bridge to sell you.
xrongor 2 years ago 2
That just means he didn't do drugs, doesn't mean the song isn't about them. I'm not saying it is or is not.
sparknight70 2 years ago
This version is tight
sparknight70 2 years ago
The song is about DOPE
krayzieridah 2 years ago
get low and smoke it baby
weed.
Eguitarist2003 2 years ago
haha i love all thes fights an what not lol its soo a mix of the to becuse its what u make it ya no man like in a way its bout pot but also bout growen up an realsing that drugs are bad um k,so its an ifey thing,but i bleave it is what i just put,man im fucked up right now
tel1122 2 years ago
HAHAHAHAHHAA ILY THIS SONG
miikaylaa15 2 years ago
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stupid put heads! this song is not about youre drug abuse!
frank5400 2 years ago
this song isn't about weed... people are blind and make references that were never meant... don't call me an idiot i smoke weed alot lol... the song is about growing up and moving on from childish things. if there is ANY drug reference its about moving on from weed to other drugs...
password822 2 years ago
weed
ELBARTOPATEATRASERO 2 years ago
You people are whack! Listen closer to the line where it says that dragons live forever but not so LITTLE boys. It is a song about the loss of innocence as children grow up and put away childish things. Arguably Peter, Paul, and Mary's greatest hit. Try listening to their live version on YouTube where they say about the song what I just said.
skyking45674 2 years ago
damn pot heads
xxHATESxTHExWORLDxx 2 years ago
i love this song too. i loved this even more. you guys should try puff too. lol. XD.
crishatred 2 years ago
I remember my fourth grade teacher used to play this in her classroom..and now I know its about weed..lol
cubsrule2556 2 years ago
brilliant picture!! ///_^
xorterenshe 2 years ago
I know this song isn't about smoking but i understand why people would think so "Little jackie paper loved that rascal puff"
Why is his last name "paper"
CuiXBono 2 years ago
Krasser Song yaaaaA? i love the dragon because he is very magicly LAYLAYLAYLAYLAY
kinimod123 2 years ago
if it was about any drug it would be crack cocain not weed smoking crack is called "chasing the dragon" but who cares its about a little boys imagination and his friend whos a dragon then he grows up and the dragons gone its only a song at the end of the day and a crap kids tv show
louisjameshenryhughe 2 years ago
Chasing the Dragon is a reference to smoking opiuim, not crack opium is a refined poppy product while crack is a coca plant product...
Quyigonn 2 years ago
it depends where you live
in the uk it means smoking crack its in refrence to what makes crack so addictive, "you never catch the dragon" or the ultimate high, either way this song isnt about druge so the argument is void
louisjameshenryhughe 2 years ago
This song is all about the Obama/McCain election. The dragon is obviously Palin. The little boy is McCain and the way the dragon(palin) puffed his chances at holding the highest seat in this country.
CandBpoliticalprod 2 years ago 2
this song is like 49 years old moron
Morton1214 2 years ago
im watchin this ripped as and it's sick but i dunno how its drug related tbh
24Noble24 2 years ago
Its PUFF
dachyk22 2 years ago
It wasn't meant to be about drugs but thats how it was taken my many people.
pickledfruit 2 years ago
this and "lucy in the sky with diamonds" are about drugs
kurbaj95 2 years ago
dam its not about weed its a fantastic movie.......soo nicee.... old memories
yesmanswe 2 years ago
Who cares about if it's about drugs or not ?
if you think it's not , and KNOWS it .. Then ignore them who says that their is about drugs.. cuz' u know the truth..
and to those who thinks it is about drugs... all people can think that because it isn't impossible that it can't be. it's just how u take it..
KoliikBarn 2 years ago
its about weed ''puff the magic dragon" 8P
Sean2thaB 2 years ago
no its not , it's about adulthood
DRAGONS DO GO PUFF YOU KNOW! AND DOGS GO WOOF
trot123456 2 years ago
how about the song stricken by disturbed... no way in hell there is drugs involved ...unicylce 66 is fukin stupid
2HypnotizedFreaks 2 years ago
no growing up and dying not drugs
landof101dreams 2 years ago
*sigh* you ppl piss me off....this song isn't about freaking drugs...ugh!!!!
klosch84 2 years ago
wenn man voll gestoned ist, und das lied hört, is es hamma :D xD
feuri111 2 years ago
lmao
Zboyx420 2 years ago
i wuv this song XDDDDDD
VampireBoy1900 2 years ago 2
It's certainly not about drugs, and it has no other meaning but the obvious one. But I couldn't stop laughing for some reason when I heard the reagge version. lol!
JonathanLundell 2 years ago
its about drugs
BrutalBrett33 2 years ago 2
if you give me any song i could find away it could be about drugs ok
unicycle66 2 years ago 6
rastafarii
ojomir 2 years ago
a song about marijuana thts sad made it 4 lil kids
zachrs3 2 years ago
Who's this by?!
RaDiOaCtiVeBeLLa 2 years ago
lol... so did the beatles... but all still say the same
Tykrosin 2 years ago
The authors of the song have repeatedly refuted this urban legend and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use.[7] Peter Yarrow has frequently explained that "Puff" is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking.[8] He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one".
mjottman 2 years ago
Anyone can use Wikipedia, idiot.
extinctforyoursins 2 years ago 3
any one can edit Wikipedia too
JlzMasterBEE 2 years ago
Lo, "Puff the magic dragon" Smoke a joint. "Little jacky paper loved the rascal puff" Little Jackey paid her for weed down by the sea. So much... lol
Andrew0Bonesdog 2 years ago
this is so sad. i listened to this song growing up it was a big part of my childhood and to know that it might have been written bout a pot is crushing. i realy hope this is not the perpose
GxRxM 2 years ago
no worries. it's just a rumour. "the song is about drugs".. u hear people saying that about every song, even for this one, in which the meaning is quite obvious. it's a tale. it's a poem about growing up.
JonathanLundell 2 years ago
growing up then taking drugs
jontheduck 2 years ago 2
a song about marijuana and they made it cute 4 kids dats sad
sexidreamgurl 2 years ago
i herd about this song this morning on the news
HakishkaProduction 2 years ago
haha me 2 lol
oneshotWonder31 2 years ago
It's about Puff the Magic Dragon duh
FR33D0MxF1GHT3R 2 years ago
its NOT about drugs
sk8rboi96 2 years ago
sk8rboi- Why isn't it abaut drugs? Well the writters have said it isn't but that don't meen it isn't.. And even iff they haffn't wrote it abaout drugs it is became abaoute drugs.. You can hear it your self.. Or of course it came out who you are if you think it's abaut drugs, but i think the most says it is.. And for some it must be, for example me!!
migsoren 2 years ago
if it was about drugs puff would have disapered and not crawled in his cave
sk8rboi96 2 years ago
It is even the name gives it away like "Puff the magic dragon" sounds like Puff the magic drag in Idk It is about drugs but
Saradominthegreat 2 years ago
You cannot type.
lilgrindah09 2 years ago
hahahhhahahaahhaha (Y) :D
Chad4752 2 years ago
I understand this is a great song to get high to but its really abouts kids learning to cope with broken families. good song.
vannillasky1 3 years ago
no its not its about drugs
alansteves 2 years ago
lol i get high on this song
legozaurus 3 years ago 2
You guys are all wrong.
Its about smoking Heroin a certain way called "Chasing the Dragon"
fuckyocouch55 3 years ago
It's actually true what this dude says, but you can alos use opium or morphine ;)
But nearly everyone believes it is about marijuana.
dargon80 3 years ago
this song is not about marijuana why do ppl put this pic?! its about how adults dont have imagination
erivera0504 3 years ago 3
It's about marijuana dude..
oObugzyOo 3 years ago
its not... you can even look it up
erivera0504 2 years ago
A lovly tune by Gregory Isaacs
dunder83 3 years ago
Where can i find this song? i can't get it on limwwire, what's he name and artist?
neriam2 3 years ago
get a youtube downloader
rich23007 3 years ago
Don't use limewire, EVER, it sucks and has viruses. Graduate to torrents. Download U torrent. You have to google to get torrents ex. "dark side of the moon torrent". The singer is in the video info. And youtube downloader sucks as far as quality goes.
LSDCoatedBrain 3 years ago
gogo Youtube downloader.
it's simple and easy to use... gl
detfedeertaget 3 years ago
Who sing this reggea puff the magic dragon song, plz tell me
neriam2 3 years ago
gregory isaacs
MazzeToro 3 years ago
oscar worthy
Z3ALOT08 3 years ago
Are you a pothead Faulker?
JayKILL215 3 years ago
ahahhahahahhahahahahhahahaha!
crackheadsusa 3 years ago
omg the song is stuck in my head
unnamedgrave 3 years ago
omg i used to love puff the magic dragon when i was younger n i still do :), great video and the song is great :)
billiepiperrocks3956 3 years ago
Beautiful.
DiligentDillinger 3 years ago
Just have to love this
robppc 3 years ago
lolz...this is funny
mustanggtfooker 3 years ago
Veryyyy good °_°
TR1118 3 years ago
nice
WarlordofAzeroth 3 years ago