Puff, the Magic Dragon Puff, the Magic Dragon "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or "Puff") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem in 1959; Yarrow found it and wrote the lyrics based on the poem. After the song was released, Yarrow searched for Lipton and gave him half-credit for the song. The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" are based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, then a 19-year-old Cornell University student. Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash
Puff Puff (food) Puff Puff (food) Puff puff is a dough based snack that originated in West Africa. It is made in countries like Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. Like many other West African dishes, its origins are generally contested with multiple countries claiming to have devised the original and 'best' recipe. Puff-puff as it is called in Sierra Leone, and in Anglophone (English) C Cameroon and in Nigeria. The name of this traditional snack varies throughout Africa. For instance, it is called bofrot in Ghana, mikate in Congo, Beinye in [[Francophone (French) Cameroonian cuisine|[[Cameroon]], or kala in [[Liberian cuisine|Liberia]].The prominence of