Lyric creep? Changing lyrics is an essential part of the folk process. I would call it furthuring the tradition. I believe that all songs should have the option of being changed if someone feels disposed to do so. Folk songs were never carved in granite and I bring back Sam Hinton's reference to an evocative picture painted by Charles Seeger (eminent musicologist and Pete's dad) that a folk song on the page or on recording is like a photograph of a bird in flight. This might also be said for a single live performance as well.

Frank Hamilton