In '43 they put to sea, thirteen men and Kennedy
Aboard the P.T. 109, to fight the brazen enemy
And on the isle of Olasana, in the strait 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 they had the best of a mighty good man
And on the coast of Kolombangara looking through his telescope
Australian Evans saw the battle for the crew had little hope
Two were dead, some were wounded, all were clinging to the bow
Fightin' fire and flightin' water trying to save their lives somehow
Smoke and 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
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, they thought they had the best of a mighty good man
He led his men through waters dark, rocky reefs and hungry sharks
Braved the enemy's bayonets, a .38 hung 'round his neck
Four more days and four more nights a rescue boat pulled into sight
The P.T. 109 was gone but Kennedy and his crew lived on
Now who could 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 P.T. 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
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Hey guys, the words in bold I did research on and decided to put down here so when you finish reading, they are explained. Olasana, Naru, and Kolombangara are all part of these islands to the northeast of Australia called the Solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands are made up of 900 small islands and about 6 major islands. They are located in Oceania, which is east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.
The land area is 11,000 square miles or 28,400 square kilometers and has a population of 652,858.
But, this song is about John F. Kennedy and his military feats before his presidency.
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