Zoo Atlanta: Panda Power

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah!
Turn it on, tune it in
Panda Cam is live again

[Verse 1]
November '99, the plane touches down
Two black-and-white diplomats in an Eastside town
Yang Yang and Lun Lun, a long way from Chengdu
With a ten-year loan and so much to do
They built you a habitat, a mountain of green
The most famous residents Atlanta's ever seen
Eighty pounds of bamboo, a crunch in the air
Just sitting there, eating, without a care

[Chorus]
It's that Panda Power, a global sensation
Black and white magic for a whole new generation
We're all watching you, on a tiny bright screen
The coolest ambassadors we've ever seen
From Grant Park, Atlanta, a conservation call
Yeah, that Panda Power, you got us all

[Verse 2]
And the whole world holds its breath for just a day or two
Seventy-two hours, to make a dream come true
Then a squeak in the den, a five-ounce miracle
Suddenly the quiet life turns theatrical
Hello Mei Lan, hello Mei Huan
Tiny little blind things, holding on
Lun Lun the supermom, gentle and grand
Holding the future in the palm of her hand

[Chorus]
It's that Panda Power, a global sensation
Black and white magic for a whole new generation
We're all watching you, on a tiny bright screen
The coolest ambassadors we've ever seen
From Grant Park, Atlanta, a conservation call
Yeah, that Panda Power, you got us all

[Bridge]
Dwight Lawson said it, you're more than a face
You connect us all to this fragile place
Every clumsy roll, every sleepy sigh
Reminds us of something we can't let die
You're an icon, a symbol, a fuzzy-eared plea
Right here in the A-T-L, for the world to see

[Outro]
Panda Cam is live
Still live
That bamboo crunch
That slow-motion munch
Power.