PT109

PT109 - Jimmy Dean

In '43 they put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy

Aboard the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy

And off the isle of Olasana in the straight beyond Naru

A Jap destroyer in the night cut the 109 in two

Smoke and fire upon the sea

Everywhere they looked was the enemy

The heathen gods of old Japan yeah

They thought had the best of a mighty good man

And on the coast of Kolombangara

Looking through this telescope

Australian Evans saw the battle for

The crew had little hope

Two were dead and some were

Wounded all were clinging to the bow

Fightin' fire and flightin' water trying

To save themselves somehow

Smoke and fire upon the sea

Everywhere they looked was the enemy

The heathen gods of old Japan

Yeah the thought they had the

Best of a mighty good man

McMahon the Irishman was

Burned 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

And with a strap between his teeth he

Towed the Irishman through the sea

Smoke and fire upon the sea

Everywhere they looked was the enemy

The heathen gods of old Japan

Yeah the thought they had the

Best of a mighty good man

He led his men through waters dark

Rocky reefs and hungry sharks

He braved the enemy's bayonets

A thirty eight hung round his neck

Four more days and four more nights

A rescue boat pulled into sight

The PT 109 was gone but

Kennedy and his crew lived on

Now who could guess who could possibly

Know that 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

Smoke and 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 Big John Big John