We be soldiers three
Pardonnez moi, je vous an prie,
Lately come forth of the Low Country
With never a penny of money.

Here, good fellow, I drink to thee
Pardonnez moi, je vous an prie,
To all good fellows, wherever they be.

And he that will not pledge me this,
Pardonnez moi, je vous an prie,
Pays for the shot whatever it is.

Charge it again, boy, charge it again,
Pardonnez moi, je vous an prie,
As long as there is any ink in thy pen.

What is the origin of this song?
In what context would it have been sung tradtionally? in the alehouse?
Is there any version with more lines in French?