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Lolita

from Harlequin Ballads by Drury Lane

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This is a protest song. Nabakov ruined a name.

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She has her own way of talking
She speaks with what I’d call a Southern accent
It takes me back to where I’m from
She teaches math in a red dress
She asks the questions ‘cause she knows best
The kids in the class call her Miss Jane
But she will always be Lolita to me

She serves me my beer every second night
Moving behind the bar like a robin in flight
She smiles at me different to the others I swear
I like to think she is too good for this town
But she has done some wrong, the word gets around
I reckon Townes knew her as Loretta
But she will always be Lolita to me

La La Lola, it’s got some connotations
But I’m not about to go and change a name
It’s a memory, the past lapping at my heals
Once I asked for a ride and she told me to get my own set of wheels
And nowadays when I ask her the time it’s always nine
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
But she will always be Lolita to me

credits

from Harlequin Ballads, released May 11, 2011
Ant Verdouw: Vox, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lap Steel
Nat Richardson: Keys, Harmonica
Ben Vaatstra: Electric Guitar, Bass, Backing Vox

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Drury Lane TAS, Australia

Drury Lane reside in a little town on a little island in the Southern Hemisphere. On cold winter mornings when the rain doesn't stop, Drury Lane play their songs. And whether it is time to brew another coffee or crack another beer, the music plays and the the tape turns. Drury Lane still haven't found a more pleasant way to pass the time. ... more

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