In forty-three they put to sea men and Kennedy the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy And off the isle of Olasana in the straits the roo A Jap in the night cut the 109 in two
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they 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 saw the battle for the crew had little hope Two dead, some were wounded, all were clinging to the bow Fighting fire and a-fighting water to save their lives somehow
Smoke and upon the sea they looked was the enemy The heathen of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty man
McMahon the Irishman was burned so badly, he 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
and fire upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen gods of old Yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty man
He led his men waters dark, rocky reefs and hungry sharks Braved the enemies bayonets, a hung round his neck Four more 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 possibly That this same man Kennedy Would be the of the nation, be the one to take command The PT 109 was but Kennedy lived to fight again
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his crew on Which it's hard to get the best of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big