"Lilly Done the Zampoughi Every Time I Pulled Her Coattail" is a song written by Melvin Van Peebles.

[1] 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.

[2] What could the judge have understood about Lilly doing the Zampoughi.. every time somebody pulled her coattails?Van Peebles was inspired to write the song by an encounter in New York City.

[3] 'Lilly' was taken from a girl I knew who was always so quiet, 'til one day we wind up in the Gramercy Hotel doing the funky monkey, and she leaps up in the middle of the bed and starts dancing!The song was featured in Van Peebles' musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, during which a dancer performed on stage as Lilly's ghost.

[10] The video features performances from Zebulon Cafe Concert, and was co-edited by Van Peebles and Alex Lozupone.