This study evaluated the use of songs with lyrics to increase the reading fluency rates of three middle school students. In the first condition, students heard fluent reading modeled, read regular passages repeatedly and then received feedback on accuracy, phrasing and expression. After that, students received the same intervention, except that songs with lyrics were used instead of regular passages for the repeated readings. CWPM (correct words read per minute) gains showed rate increases following re-readings of each passage and set of lyrics; however, greater increases in CWPM were made following the song lyrics passages suggesting that using song lyrics may be a superior way to strengthen fluency. Overall transfer fluency rate gains, measured using new and unfamiliar passages, also showed rate increases, though these were less consistent.