And here's the version I bought the book for. This is Brand's U.S. version of the song, from his Something to Sing About Songbook.

SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT (US Version)
(Oscar Brand)

I have wandered my way through the wonders of New York Bay,
North to Niag?ra to hear the falls roar,
Seen the waves tear in vain at the rock-covered coast of Maine,
Watched them roll back from the New England shore.

CHORUS
From the fair Hawaiian Islands to the Rocky Mountain Highlands,
'Cross the prairies, the plains to the mighty eastern towers,
From Alaska to the great Southwest, north to New England?s crest,
Something to sing about, this land of ours.

I have heard the wild winds sing of places where I have been,
Backbone and Temperance, Whiskey and Sin,
Names like Wild Rice and Badger Jaws, Set Down and Santa Claus,
Trails of the pioneers named with a grin.
CHORUS

I have welcomed the dawn to the highland of Oregon,
Seen the moon light up the soft southern dew,
Where the sweet morning breeze kissed the leaves of the citrus trees,
Whispering the song that I?m sharing with you.
CHORUS

Yes, there?s plenty to sing about, tune up a string about,
Glories we?ve known and the promise to be,
And when there?s something we think is wrong, we don?t just string along,
We raise our voices in disharmony.
CHORUS

TRO - © Copyright 1963 (renewed), 1964 (renewed), 1988 Hollis Music, lic., New York, NY

Beats the hell out of the jingoistic version that appears in Rise Up Singing - I wonder if Brand wrote that one, too.