Song poem
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This article is about song lyrics that have been set to music for a fee, in 20th century North America. For poetry of the Chinese Song Dynasty, see Song poetry.
Song poems are songs with lyrics by usually non-professional writers that have been set to music by commercial companies for a fee. This practice, which has long been disparaged in the established music industry, was also known as song sharking and was conducted by several businesses throughout the 20th century in North America.