This song appears as the first track on the Longest John's 2013 album Bones in the Ocean. The Captain's Daughter is a well-known euphemism for the cat o' nine tails whip that frequently makes an appearance in Drunken Sailor.

A helpful list of additional nautical terminology is provided on the Longest John's wiki:

  • Batten down the hatch: prepare for inclement weather by securing hatch doors with wooden "battens"(thin strips of material used for multiple purposes aboard ship) to prevent water from entering.
  • Bo's'n: a boatswain. A non-comissioned officer responsible for keeping the regular sailors in order.
  • Bring...to bear: usually used in reference to aiming a cannon at something, bringing one's back to bear became slang for a sailor preparing to receive a flogging.
  • Cat out of the bag: see Captain's Daughter.
  • Caught Adrift: a reference to inattentiveness.
  • Crow's Nest: a perch usually kept atop a mast, manned by a sailor for the purposes of warning of approaching dangers.
  • Jack: a common sailor.
  • Skipper: the captain.
  • Signal Flag: a reference to semaphore, the code of coloured flags and positions used to signal between ships.
  • Tack: in this context refers to a navigational course adjustment used to make the way easier, presumably, the captain was stubborn.