Yes Dusty was a favourite back then , I liked all of her songs . Other singers at that time I think , Sandie Shaw , Lulu . Also liked the American singers , Aretha Franklin , Diana Ross , Gladys Knight come to mind , and I'm sure there are several others .
"Dragon" = a variation of "dragin'," as in taking a drag from a joint to inhale the smoke. The band claimed that the song is really about losing the innocence of childhood, and has nothing to do with drugs. At the end of the song, Puff goes back into his cave, which symbolizes this loss of childhood innocence. Puff The Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary Songfacts www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1276