melody, lyric, strain, verse, tune, ballad, ditty*, number*, poem*, musical expression; see also hymn.

cheaply, at a bargain, for almost nothing; see cheap 1.

Types of songs include: lay, aria, air, carol, ballad, hymn, cant, anthem, rondo, paean, canticle, canzonet, canzone, roundelay, madrigal, cantata, opera, operetta, oratorio, refrain, chanson, chorale, minstrelsy, virelay, dirge, elegy, pastorale, canon, spiritual, berceuse, barcarolle, round, chant, folksong, yodel, scat, nursery tune, ditty, art song, evensong, drinking song, love song, plainsong, descant, motet, chorus, lyric, chanty, sonnet, psalm, marching song, battle song, aubade (French), lied, lullaby, cradlesong, serenade, vesper.