In forty-three 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 they looked was the The heathen gods of old they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
And on the coast of Kolombangaro looking through his Evans saw the battle for the crew had little 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 looked was the enemy The heathen of old Japan they 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 said 'cause if you we'll all be dead The PT skipper leave him a man to die alone at sea And with a strap his teeth, he towed the Irishman 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 thirty-eight hung round his Four more days and four nights a rescue boat pulled into sight The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy and his crew on
Now who could guess or who could possibly That this same man Kennedy Would be the of the nation, be the one to take command The PT 109 was gone but lived to fight again
and fire upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his crew on Which it's hard to get the best of a man named John Big John, big John, big John, big