Thread: Help on paper writing protocol

Yes, you need to cite them. The song is not yours and is copyrighted to someone else. Citations would be like citing multiple lines of poems. If I recall correctly it should be like this.

As he "[looked] on [his] kingdom he was finally there / sitting on [his] throne as fresh prince of Bel-Air" (Smith 40-41 [I'm just guessing the line numbers]).

For the MLA page I found a site that gives you the full citation format:

Songwriter's last name, first name. "Title of Song." Lyrics. Title of Album. Name of Publishing Company, Year Recorded.
Dylan, Bob. "Like a Rolling Stone." Lyrics. Perf. The Drive-By Truckers. Highway 61 Revisited. Uncut/Ignite!, 2005.