Yah they did.  I don't even know how the one meaning came out it happened when I was in school in the late 60's and early 70's.  About the same time Snow Whaite and the Seven Dwarfs and a few other stories were suipose to be LSD trips.

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Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all.
Karen Carter '74



> I also heard puff the magic dragon was nothing more than what it appeared to
> be.  Either Peter, Paul, or Mary said this in an interview.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:48 PM
> Subject: Sail On Silver Girl Interpreted
>
>
> > I have found at least one website that claims the phrase was a reference
> to
> > Simon's girl friend because she had found what she thought were some gray
> > hairs.  It was meant as a joke.  Nothing like joking when you are trying
> to
> > write a serious song that, in 1970, was off the charts.  Nobody that did
> > dope back in those days that I knew remotely believes such an
> > interpretation.  I think the boys wanted to cover their butts since the
> song
> > became so popular.  Frankly, I personally could care less what they wanted
> > it to mean.
> >
> > Phil.