My Little Panda

My Little Panda is a song by John Darnielle written for his children. It has been played during a few live shows. It appears as the 26th song on the 2020 live album The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volumes 1 and 2.

Lyrics[]

Who is my friend
Since I was small
Who is the one 
Who has seen it all

My little panda
My little panda 

Who was a pacifier
Before he grew up some
Who's always by my side
When the day is done

My little panda
My little panda

Bring him downstairs to greet the day 
He watches over my room when I'm away

Who helps me learn
To get things done on my own
Who knows how soon
I will be all grown

My little panda
My little panda

Who helps me learn 
To get things done on my own 
Who knows who soon 
I will be all grown 

My little panda knows

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

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2020-10-29 - The Jordan Lake Sessions - Pittsboro, NC

The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volumes 1 and 2

Track list: "The Plague" • "Aulon Raid" • "Cry for Judas" • "Amy AKA Spent Gladiator 1" • "Until I Am Whole" • "Younger" • "Heel Turn 2" • "Southwestern Territory" • "The Diaz Brothers" • "Genesis 30:3" • "1 Samuel 15:23" • "Heretic Pride" • "Estate Sale Sign • "Getting Into Knives" • "Lion's Teeth" • "This Year" • "No Children" • "Lovecraft in Brooklyn" • "Tollund Man" • "Cotton" • "Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph Of" • "In League with Dragons" • "Southwood Plantation Road" • "Lakeside View Apartments Suite" • "Tallahassee" • "My Little Panda" • "Love Cuts the Strings" • "International Small Arms Traffic Blues" • "Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan" • "Damn These Vampires" • "Foreign Object" • "Golden Boy" • "See America Right" • "Up the Wolves" • "This Year" • "Spent Gladiator 2"