You peeps are err *joking* about the singer having words on the palm of his hand! It's just a bit of theatre.

I must say, I like this singers collection of 'Child Ballad' postings. In fact I think they're a very handy resource for interested but uneducated parties such as myself.

The discussion posted by 'Medicine Socks' as a video response to this You-Tubey, is a pretty interesting ramble and worth a watch.