Lilly Done the Zampoughi Every Time I Pulled Her Coattail (original) (raw)

"Lilly Done the Zampoughi Every Time I Pulled Her Coattail" is a song written by Melvin Van Peebles. "Lilly" was originally released on Van Peebles' album Brer Soul. It was released as a single in 1971. The song is told from the point of view of a death row inmate who recalls how Lilly would do the Zampoughi every time he pulled her coattails. It is eventually revealed that he killed her because she would do the Zampoughi when any other guy pulled her coattails as well. What could the judge have understood about Lilly doing the Zampoughi.. every time somebody pulled her coattails?