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