Eric Idle - What have the Romans ever done for us? lyrics

The Romans are all ba*tards, they have bled us 'till we're white, they've taken everything we've got as if it was their right, and we've got nothing in return though they make so much fuss, what have the Romans ever done for us? What have the Romans, what have the Romans, what have the Romans ever done for us? The aqueduct. What? ...they, they gave us the aqueduct... Yes, they did give us that, that's true And sanitation Yes, that too The aqueduct I'll grant is one thing the Romans may have done And the roads, now they're all new And the great wines too Well, apart from the wines and fermentation, And the can*ls for navigation Public health for all the nation Apart from those, which are a plus, what have the Romans ever done for us? What have the Romans, what have the Romans, what have the Romans ever done for us? The baths. What? ...the public baths... Oh, yes, yes... The public baths are a great delight, and it's safe to walk in the streets at night. Cheese and medicine, irrigation, Roman law and education the circus for our delectation and the gladiation Well, apart from medicine, irrigation, health, roads, cheese and education, baths and the Circus Maximus, what have the Romans ever done for us? What have the Romans, what have the Romans, what have the Romans ever done for us? Brought peace. Oh, shut up!