How do I put notes and lyrics on my ipod?

Select the iPod in iTunes.
Tick *Enable disk use*.
The iPod will show up on your desktop.
Double click the iPod on the desktop and in it you should see three folders: Notes, Calendar and Contacts.
Dreag a the notes in tot eh Notes folder.

Notes need to be plain text files and less than 4kB in size.

To view the lyrics, play a song and press the center button a few times.

Did you select the iPod in iTunes tick *Enable disk use* ?
Does it show up in My Computer?

Are you talking about when you are trying to view the note on the iPod?

iPods only accept notes in *plain text* format.

*This does not apply to the iPod touch or anything else that runs the iPhone OS.