<Table> <Tr> <Td> "If I Had a Hammer" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (1963) </Td> <Td> "500 Miles" (1963) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "If I Had a Hammer" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (1963) </Td> <Td> "500 Miles" (1963) </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 1963 recording . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Who wrote the song puff the magic dragon