Puff the Magic Dragon was a popular folk tune by Peter, Paul and Mary in 1963. It was a mythical song about a young boy, Jackie, and his friendly, imaginary sea monster.
“Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea, and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee,” a reference to Hawaii’s North Shore Kauai town (Hanalei). While some mistakenly believed the story was about puffing on marijuan…