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