Rocking Romans! Songs. 4: Oh, the strata of society

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1. Signals - 2. Is that a fact? - 3. Boudicca! - 4. Oh, the strata of society
5. Spin that coin - 6. Roman gods and goddesses - 7. Into the arena - 8. Make a mosaic

Song 4: 'Oh, the strata of society' - Vocal track

Song 4: 'Oh, the strata of society' - Backing track

Practise singing the song with the full-vocal track.

Use the backing track to polish your performance once you are familiar with the lyrics / melody.

These songs feature in our KS2 musical Rocking Romans! which includes:

• a performance script as either a Word document or pdf
• audio of all the songs to download (as either vocal or backing tracks)
• all the SFX to download
• performance notes with plenty of ideas for how to stage your own production
• everything you need to stage a brilliant performance!

Lyrics: 'Oh, the strata of society'

CHORUS:
Oh, the strata
Of society,
Down from Emperor to slave,
Oh, they tell you
What you ought to do
And just how you should behave
And the manners
That you have to show
When superiors you pass…
Roman people,
Neatly organised,
Into layers, class by class.

From the toga
With a purple stripe,
To the sack-cloth down below,
Know your status
In society,
What you wear and who you know,
Status symbols?
Own a villa
And a garden and a horse…
Make your slaves do
What you want them to,
When you want them to, of course.

At the bathhouse
Are you pampered?
At the theatre, where’s your seat?
Are you wealthy?
Are you healthy?
Are you part of the elite?
Yes, the senator
And the citizen,
Seeking privilege, no doubt…
Seeking power, seeking influence,
Are they ‘in’, or are they ‘out’?

CHORUS

Resources

More songs from Rocking Romans!

School Radio > School Plays / Musicals > Rocking Romans!

1. Signals - 2. Is that a fact? - 3. Boudicca! - 4. Oh, the strata of society
5. Spin that coin - 6. Roman gods and goddesses - 7. Into the arena - 8. Make a mosaic