in 43 they put to sea 13 men and kennedy aboard the pt-109 to fight the brazen enemy
and on the isle of olusana in the street beyond larue a jap destroyer in the night cut the 109
and two smoking fire upon the sea everywhere they looked was the enemy
the heathen gods of old japan yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
on the coast of columbangero looking to his telescope australian evans saw the battle
far the crew had little hope two were dead
some were dying all were clinging to the bow fighting fire and fighting water trying to save
their lives somehow smoking fire upon the sea everywhere they looked was the enemy
the heathen gods of old japan yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
back behind the irishman
so badly he couldn't swim leave me here go on he said cause if you don't we'll all be dead
the pt skipper couldn't leave him a man to die alone at sea with a strap between his teeth
he towed the irishman through the sea
smoking fire upon the sea everywhere they looked was the enemy the heathen gods of old japan yeah
they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
he led his men through waters dark rocky reefs and hungry sharks
brave the enemy's bayonets a 38 hung round his neck four more days and four more nights
the rescue boat pulled into sight the pt 109 was gone but kennedy and his crew lived on
now who would guess
or who could possibly know that this same man named kennedy
would be the leader of the nation be the one to take command the pt 109 was gone
but kennedy lived to fight again
smoking fire upon the sea everywhere they looked was the enemy but jfk and his crew lived on
which proves it's hard to get the best of a man named john
big john