In forty-three they put to sea thirteen men and Aboard the PT 109 to the brazen enemy And off the isle of in the straits beyond the roo A Jap destroyer in the cut the 109 in two
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they looked was the The gods of old Japan Yeah they they had the best 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 clinging to the bow fire and a-fighting water trying to save their lives somehow
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen gods of old Yeah thought they had the best of a mighty good man
McMahon the was burned so badly, he couldn't swim Leave me here go on he '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 towed the Irishman the sea
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they looked was the The heathen gods of old Yeah they thought they had the best of a good man
He led his men through waters dark, rocky reefs and sharks Braved the enemies bayonets, a thirty-eight round his neck Four more days and more nights a rescue boat pulled into sight The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy and his lived on
Now who could guess or who could possibly That same man named Kennedy Would be the leader of the nation, be the one to take The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy lived to again
Smoke and fire the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his lived on Which proves hard to get the best of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big