As far as I can tell, the "My Husband!" version was first recorded on Oscar Brand's LP "Bawdy Sea Chanties" (Audio Fidelity) in 1958. All the songs on that album are credited to "Brand-Frey." Does anybody doubt that Brand wrote it? (Inspired by an actual song, of course...)

Its appearance on the otherwise excellent Jeff Warner et al. recording "Steady as She Goes!" was a big disappointment. I'd hoped for a trad version!