An early blow for women's lib?

Question

An old folk song from Gloucester.  A pretty country maid is interrupted in her morning walk by a farm boy.

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He proposes marriage, but... 

"A farmer's wife must work,
Both late and early,
Like any foreign Turk,      [gasp... Turkophobic]
Therefore believe me.
I don't intend to be
A servant bound to thee.
To do thy drudgery,
Thou boasting stranger."

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Ha!

Comments

I remember it, Rooster!

Answer 3

Well, perhaps it is, Tink (that early blow)...she does seem a bit restive...

Without any guile or care,
To no man tied;
...
Thou boasting stranger.