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