In forty-three put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy And off the of Olasana in the straits beyond the roo A Jap destroyer in the cut the 109 in two
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they was the enemy The heathen of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the best of a good man
And on the coast of Kolombangaro looking his telescope Australia's Evans saw the battle for the crew had little Two were dead, some were wounded, all clinging to the bow Fighting fire and a-fighting water to save their lives somehow
and fire upon the sea Everywhere looked was the enemy The gods of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the best of a good man
McMahon the Irishman was so badly, he couldn't swim Leave me here go on he said 'cause if you don't we'll all be The PT couldn't leave him a man to die alone at sea And with a strap between his teeth, he towed the through the sea
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere looked was the enemy The heathen of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the best of a good man
He led his men waters dark, rocky reefs and hungry sharks Braved the bayonets, a thirty-eight hung round his neck Four more days and four nights a rescue boat pulled into sight The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy and his crew on
Now who could guess or who could possibly That this same man Kennedy be the leader of the nation, be the one to take command The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy lived to again
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they was the enemy but JFK and his crew lived on Which proves it's hard to get the of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big