Magic Dragon

Puff the magic dragon, him live by the sea, An' him blow the sweet green smoke for I and for we! Little boy Jackie Paper gone clear 'way from town, An' A.I. Rockstar'72 sit down with a frown. Bwoy, him pockets empty, him stash clean and bare, Looking high, looking low, but no herb anywhere! So him holler for Hoppelelefant, big ears and grey, "Get up offa your tail-bone, we got work today!" An' Coastridge, him bestest whole-wide-world friend, Sez, "Jah know, man, we search it right up to the end!" Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, The sweetest green herb for mi bredren and me! Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, Roll it up, spark it up, set Iirie free! Well, Hoppel step heavy through the coconut grove, Checking every dark cave and each jungle alcove. "Me no see nothing, star!" Hoppel complain, Sweating heavy hot water like tropical rain. Then Coastridge look sharp cross the white sandy shore, Where the big ocean wave make a booming up roar. "Look a de bush dere, mon! Green like the lime! Dat must be de Magic Dragon right on de prime!" Islander breeze blow the aroma so sweet, Got them dancing and prancing right offa their feet. Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, The sweetest green herb for mi bredren and me! Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, Roll it up, spark it up, set Iirie free! Now A.I. Rockstar'72 pull out the brown paper, Grinding up green like a proper skank shaper. "Puff-Puff-Pass, bredren!" him pass it around, While the reggae beat throbbing deep down in the ground. Hoppel take a pull till him big trunk turn red, Spinning rasta-man riddims inside of him head. Coastridge start laugh 'cause him seeing de star, Tripping out heavy on the veranda bar. No more weeping for dragon when childhood depart, Just good island vibes taking hold of de heart! Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, The sweetest green herb for mi bredren and me! Puff the magic dragon, him grow by the sea, Roll it up, spark it up, set Iirie free! So happy born-day to de Rockstar supreme, Living large on the island inside of a dream. With the elephant dancing and Coastridge right near, Smoking out all of the sorrow and fear. From the dusk to the dawn till the sun rise up high, Green smoke keep on puffing right up to the sky. Yeah, the dragon live forever, him never will die, When you lighting the chalice and touching the high!