SOURCE: From Australia Under Siege by Stephen Carruthers and quoting Warrant Officer Anderson of the Lolita
SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore Project - Section 7: MARITIME

The Lolita

Lolita, she was cruising round just by the eastern gate
When a message flashed from Yaroma read 'Come immediate'
Lolita dashes over there at a terrific rate
There's something in the bloody net
Will you please investigate

Perhaps it's an acoustic mine or just a baby sub
But whatever it turns out to be I'm sure it's not a pub
We'll just go in and take a look, we'll be the bloody mug
And if it really is a mine there's no need to relate
That we will surely go aloft to see the pearly gate

Then as we backed towards the net we gave our eyes a rub
There laying in the net so nice was a darling little sub
Said the sub commander full of fun
I really think my time has come
I really think I've been sold a pup
That CBP will blow me up
I'll not stop here why he has fun

I'll beat Lolita to the gun
The Jap he carried out his plot
A bloody near Lolita got
The boys they cursed so full of wrath
The dirty bastards seen us off

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