Peter Yarrow, who died Tuesday at age 86, has long denied that the famous song “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” was about drugs.

Or, at the very least, you know some of the bangers, like Puff, the Magic Dragon. Maybe it's because you think the meaning behind the song is slightly inappropriate, and has to do with something other than what the lyrics suggest.

Burgess Meredith is the voice of Puff, a dragon who helps a young boy overcome his fears of growing into a dysfunctional adult.

After a four year battle with bladder cancer, singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow passed away yesterday (Tuesday, January 7) - he was responsible the hit Puff The Magic Dragon