Three " English Folk" sayings are the starting point for this song:
"Theres one born every minute" - a reference to being gullible - open to very easy persuasion
"Theres nowt so strange as folk" - people can be weird - unpredictable - strange
"Theres none so deaf as those who don't want to hear" - sometimes people just don't want to hear what you're trying to say to them.
