'Rocking, rolling, Romans!'
Join in with either the vocal or backing track version of this catchy song which consolidates key learning about Roman society, including entertainment, buildings, food, roads and infrastructure, etc.
Lyrics
We come from Rome in Italy,
We’re known for our ability
To conquer lands that others call home,
And claim their countries as our own.
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
Our banquets, they are world-renowned,
They can last ten hours and we eat lying down.
Snail and dormouse, goat and boar,
We eat the lot, then call for more!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
If you’re rich your home’s a domus
Mosaics and underfloor heat - a bonus!
The poor people cram in insulae ,
If they could leave, they’d say ‘Goodbye!’
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We love to see plays at the amphi-the-atre,
Be thrilled in the arena by gladi-ators.
Circus Maximus is great fun,
Where chariot races are lost and won.
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
Aqueducts and sanitation,
Dead straight roads for transportation,
Fast food, coins, concrete galore…
Some of the things we’re remembered for!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
We’re Romans! We’re Romans!
We’re rocking and we’re rolling, we’re the Romans!
Rocking, rolling, Romans! - Instrumental
