In forty-three they put to sea men and Kennedy Aboard the PT 109 to fight the enemy And off the isle of in the straits beyond the roo A Jap destroyer in the cut the 109 in two
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they was the enemy The heathen of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the of a mighty good man
And on the coast of Kolombangaro through his telescope Evans saw the battle for the crew had little hope Two were dead, some were wounded, all were to the bow Fighting fire and a-fighting water trying to save lives somehow
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen of old Japan Yeah they they had the best of a mighty good man
McMahon the Irishman was burned so badly, he swim Leave me here go on he said 'cause if you don't all be dead 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 upon the sea Everywhere they was the enemy The heathen of old Japan Yeah thought they had the best of a mighty good man
He led his men through dark, rocky reefs and hungry sharks Braved the enemies bayonets, a hung round his neck Four more days and four more nights a rescue boat into sight The PT 109 was gone but and his crew lived on
Now who could guess or who could know That this man named Kennedy Would be the leader of the nation, be the one to take The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy to fight again
and fire upon the sea Everywhere they was the enemy but JFK and his crew lived on Which it's hard to get the best of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big