This is the first track from Martin Carthy's first record (titled Martin Carthy). There are several versions of this soldier's song where the soldier has to leave his (often pregnant) love behind and she wishes to 'dress in uniform' and go with him (Lisbon, Banks of the Nile, others). In this version, it's the soldier whose doing the begging. Nice visuals on the youtube put the song in historical context (War of the Spanish Successsion):
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