diff --git a/lintunes/__init__.py b/lintunes/__init__.py
index 35a48f3..3889316 100644
--- a/lintunes/__init__.py
+++ b/lintunes/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """LinTunes — iTunes-style music library manager and player for Linux."""
 
-__version__ = "0.44.1"
+__version__ = "0.45.0"
diff --git a/lintunes/gui/track_table.py b/lintunes/gui/track_table.py
index c9410d8..53c416a 100644
--- a/lintunes/gui/track_table.py
+++ b/lintunes/gui/track_table.py
@@ -269,14 +269,27 @@ def speaker_pixmap(playing: bool, color: QColor) -> QPixmap:
 
 
 def make_tracks_mime(track_ids: list[int], source_playlist: str = "",
-                     rows: list[int] | None = None) -> QMimeData:
+                     rows: list[int] | None = None,
+                     text: str = "") -> QMimeData:
+    """The clipboard/drag payload for tracks. ``text``, when given, rides
+    along as plain text, so a copy pastes into other apps as a song list
+    while a paste here still reads the ids."""
     mime = QMimeData()
     payload = {"track_ids": track_ids, "source_playlist": source_playlist,
                "rows": rows or []}
     mime.setData(TRACKS_MIME, json.dumps(payload).encode())
+    if text:
+        mime.setText(text)
     return mime
 
 
+def song_line(track) -> str:
+    """One song as text: "Artist - Title", or the title alone."""
+    title = (track.name or "").strip() or "Untitled"
+    artist = (track.artist or "").strip()
+    return f"{artist} - {title}" if artist else title
+
+
 def parse_tracks_mime(mime: QMimeData) -> dict | None:
     if mime is None or not mime.hasFormat(TRACKS_MIME):
         return None
@@ -765,12 +778,20 @@ class TrackTableView(QTableView):
 
     # ---- copy / paste ----
 
+    def selected_text(self) -> str:
+        """The selection as a song list, one per line, in the order shown
+        (so a list sorted by artist pastes sorted by artist)."""
+        rows = sorted(idx.row() for idx in self.selectionModel().selectedRows())
+        return "\n".join(song_line(self.model_.track_at(self.model_.source_row(r)))
+                         for r in rows)
+
     def copy_selection(self):
         ids = self.selected_track_ids()
         if not ids or self.read_only:
             return
         QApplication.clipboard().setMimeData(make_tracks_mime(
-            ids, self._source_playlist_id, self.selected_source_rows()))
+            ids, self._source_playlist_id, self.selected_source_rows(),
+            text=self.selected_text()))
 
     def cut_selection(self):
         """Copy the selection, then — in a playlist — remove it immediately so
@@ -783,7 +804,8 @@ class TrackTableView(QTableView):
             return
         rows = self.selected_source_rows()
         QApplication.clipboard().setMimeData(
-            make_tracks_mime(ids, self._source_playlist_id, rows))
+            make_tracks_mime(ids, self._source_playlist_id, rows,
+                             text=self.selected_text()))
         if self._playlist_mode and self._source_playlist_id and self._content_editable:
             self.cut_requested.emit(rows)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_round79.py b/tests/test_round79.py
index 444820f..fddd6bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_round79.py
+++ b/tests/test_round79.py
@@ -227,3 +227,58 @@ class TestLaserDiagram:
         assert pitched[2].x() != pytest.approx(square[2].x())
         # A square screen's vertical edges are vertical.
         assert square[1].x() == pytest.approx(square[2].x())
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 5. Copying songs gives other apps a song list
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _table(tracks, playlist_mode=True):
+    from lintunes.gui.track_table import TrackTableView
+    table = TrackTableView(playlist_mode=playlist_mode)
+    table.set_source_playlist("PID")
+    table.set_tracks(tracks)
+    return table
+
+
+def _songs():
+    from lintunes.models import Track
+    return [Track(track_id=1, name="Low Tide", artist="The Wheelhouse"),
+            Track(track_id=2, name="Café Noir", artist="Marguerite Vaux"),
+            Track(track_id=3, name="Orphan Take", artist="")]
+
+
+class TestCopyAsText:
+    def test_select_all_copy_pastes_as_a_list(self, qapp):
+        from lintunes.gui.track_table import parse_tracks_mime
+        table = _table(_songs())
+        table.selectAll()
+        table.copy_selection()
+        mime = QApplication.clipboard().mimeData()
+        assert mime.text() == ("The Wheelhouse - Low Tide\n"
+                               "Marguerite Vaux - Café Noir\n"
+                               "Orphan Take")
+        # …and pasting into a playlist still reads the songs themselves.
+        assert parse_tracks_mime(mime)["track_ids"] == [1, 2, 3]
+
+    def test_the_list_follows_the_order_shown(self, qapp):
+        from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
+        table = _table(_songs(), playlist_mode=False)
+        name = table.model_.fields.index("name")
+        table.sortByColumn(name, Qt.SortOrder.AscendingOrder)
+        table.selectAll()
+        table.copy_selection()
+        assert QApplication.clipboard().text().splitlines() == [
+            "Marguerite Vaux - Café Noir", "The Wheelhouse - Low Tide",
+            "Orphan Take"]
+
+    def test_cut_carries_the_list_too(self, qapp):
+        table = _table(_songs())
+        table.selectRow(0)
+        table.cut_selection()
+        assert QApplication.clipboard().text() == "The Wheelhouse - Low Tide"
+
+    def test_untitled_song(self, qapp):
+        from lintunes.gui.track_table import song_line
+        from lintunes.models import Track
+        assert song_line(Track(track_id=9, name="", artist="X")) == "X - Untitled"