In they put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard the PT 109 to fight the brazen And off the of Olasana in the straits beyond the roo A Jap in the night cut the 109 in two
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere looked was the enemy The heathen of old Japan 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 were dead, some were wounded, all clinging to the bow fire and a-fighting water trying to save their lives somehow
Smoke and upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen of old Japan Yeah they thought they had the best of a good man
McMahon the was burned so badly, he couldn't swim Leave me here go on he said 'cause if you we'll all be dead The PT skipper couldn't leave him a man to die 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 Yeah they thought had the best of a mighty good man
He led his men through waters dark, rocky reefs and hungry the enemies bayonets, a thirty-eight 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 or who could possibly 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 lived to fight
and fire upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his crew on Which proves it's hard to get the best of a man John Big John, big John, big John, big