Peter, Paul & Mary 另一首膾炙人口家喻戶曉的歌曲, 是民歌也是童謠, 是童話也是寓言, 或成年人的感喟; 同時帶出快樂與悲傷的感受. 作者正是主唱之一的Peter Yarrow 與大學同學Leonard Lipton.

歌詞敘述小男孩 Jakie Paper與他的兒時好友 Puff恐龍, Puff有吹氣的意味, 隱含這隻恐龍存在幻想中, Paper則代表如紙般純白無邪的天真; 小男孩與恐龍四處遊玩, 有一天再也不來了, Puff恐龍十分傷心, 不再噴火也不想出來遊玩.  歌詞的地名純屬虛構, 皆存在於豐富的幻想中.

人們何時失去孩童才有的單純天真, 何時開始以務實作為讚美詞, 於是從此汲汲營營地算計, 其實 返老還童只需一點想像力.

Peter, Paul & Mary at the year of 1966

Before 2009, Mary died in 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OiOlnoyljk&feature=fvw

這次在中段的部份, Peter Paul & Mary 邀請觀眾一起以 present tense 現在式來唱, 於是時態一改, 又回到兒時情境了!

比較兩部影片三十年的差距, 同樣一首歌, 真是令人不勝唏噓!

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Little jackie paper loved that rascal puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name. oh!

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, jackie paper came no more
And puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave,
So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. oh!

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee,
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honah lee.

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