Does anyone know of any British song that's equivalent to The Farmer is the Man?

In my experience (of songs, that is):

The British farmer rises with the lark, fetches the hay, shears some sheep, has his daughter held up by highwaymen, takes on a young lad to reap and sow, likes a drink and gets harassed by elves.

The American farmer is a folk hero, forever scrabbling in the dirt to feed everyone, only to get ripped off all the way up the food chain.