In forty-three put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy And off the isle of Olasana in the beyond 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 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 hope Two were dead, some wounded, all were clinging to the bow Fighting fire and a-fighting water to save their lives somehow
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they was the enemy The gods of old Japan Yeah they they had the best 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 we'll all be The PT couldn't leave him a man to die alone at sea And with a between his teeth, he towed the Irishman through the sea
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen gods of old they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
He led his men through waters dark, rocky and hungry sharks Braved the bayonets, a thirty-eight hung round his neck Four more and four more nights a rescue boat pulled into sight The PT 109 was gone but and his crew lived on
Now who guess or who could possibly know That this man named Kennedy Would be the of the nation, be the one to take command The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy to fight again
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his lived on proves it's hard to get the best of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big