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== Notable cover versions == During the autumn of 1966, Swedish pop band Fabulous Four, which included [[Lalla Hansson]] recorded the song; the session was produced by keyboardist [[Benny Andersson]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title = Puff the Magic Dragon / Fabulous Four |url = https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001461920 |access-date = December 1, 2022 |publisher = [[Svensk mediedatabas]] }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5086583-Fabulous-Four-Fabulous-Four-1965-68 |title=Fabulous Four – Fabulous Four, 1965-68! |date=1984 |last=Persson |first=Lennart |type=LP |language=sv |publisher=CSP Records |author-link= |pages=1 |id=CLP 5003}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2022}} later of [[ABBA]] fame.<ref>{{Cite book |last = Palm |first = Carl Magnus |title = Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA |publisher = [[Omnibus Press|Omnibuss]] |year = 2001 |isbn = 978-0-7119-8389-2 |location = London |pages = 86–87 }}</ref> Released as a single in November of that year, it was the group's first release on [[independent record label]] Hep House, started by Andersson's band [[Hep Stars]], following Fabulous Four's departure from [[Fontana Records]].<ref name=":1" />{{better source needed|date=December 2022}} The single, backed by a cover of [[Woody Guthrie]]'s "[[This Land Is Your Land]]",<ref name=":0" /> became a hit. It debuted at number one on ''[[Tio i Topp]]'' on November 26, 1966, staying there for three consecutive weeks before being replaced by [[Donovan]]'s "[[Mellow Yellow]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last1 = Hallberg |first1 = Eric |title = Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961–74 |last2 = Henningsson |first2 = Ulf |publisher = Premium Publishing |year = 2012 |edition = 2nd |pages = 452–453 |isbn = 978-91-89136-89-2 }}</ref> On sales chart [[Kvällstoppen]], the single reached number three on December 20, 1966.<ref>{{Cite book |last = Hallberg |first = Eric |title = Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P3: Sveriges Radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor |publisher = Drift Musik |year = 1993 |isbn = 9163021404 |location = |pages = 325 }}</ref>
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