Well, I think it's safe to say that most of the songs in the "blue book" are composed, not traditional. Most of the time, there IS a correct set of lyrics for a composed song, and Rise Up Singing generally has the correct lyrics for those songs.
What bugs me more, is people who complain when you don't sing a song the same as the recording they know.
I don't think Rise Up Singing is a good source for singers of traditional ballads (like Sharyn, f'rinstance...).

The "Man Who Waters the Workers' Beer" IS in the Blue Book, but I will agree that there is a lot of politically-correct Puritanism in the book.

-Joe Offer-