Lay of Ancient Rome Oh, the Roman was a rogue, He erat was, you bettum; He ran his automobilis And smoked his cigarettum; He wore a diamond studibus And elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirt, And a stylish hattum! He loved the luscious hic-haec-hoc, And bet on games and equi; At times he won, at others, though, He got it in the necqui; He winked (quo usque tandem?) At puellas on the Forum, And sometimes even made Those goo-goo oculorum! (Read the rest by Thomas Ybarra)