It's summer time. And my dog alternates manic energy and exhausted sloth. In the latter state he is often "lolling around". For some reason I've always associated this particular phrase with dogs. And with dog's tongues. Turns out I was mostly right...
Like many of the best descriptive words it has obscure origins. Possible Middle Dutch in the form of "lollen" meaing to doze or mumble. By the mid 1300's it had changed a bit and now meant to lounge idly or to hang loosely. You can see how, by the early 1600's, it picked up the connotation of a tongue hanging out. And a century later being a generic term for lazy inaction.
Lollypop turns up in the late 1700's. Although they originally did not seem to have a stick, it was certainly something you would pop into your mouth. Lollygag is a later word, well into the 19th century. It implies a more deceptive inaction rather than just being worn out. Lolly, as above, plus gag, meaning a joke.
Lounging about is by the way much different from lolling about. At least by the complexity of its etymology it seems like much more work
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