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^CIn forty-three they ^Fput to sea ^CThirteen men and ^G7Ken-ne-^Cdy

Aboard the P. T. ^F109 To ^Cfight the brazen ^G7en-e^Cmy

And off the Isle of ^FOlasana ^CIn the straits ^G7beyond the ^CROO

A Jap destroyer ^Fin the night ^CCut the One-O-^G7Nine in ^Ctwo

^G7Smoke and fire upon the sea ^CEverywhere they looked was the enemy

^G7The heathen gods of old Japan Yea they ^Cthought They had the best of a ^G7mighty good ^Cman

And on the coast of ^FKolombangaro ^CLooking through ^G7his tele^Cscope

Australia's Evans saw the ^Fbattle For ^Cthe crew had ^G7little ^Chope

Two were dead some were ^Fwounded ^CAll were clinging ^G7to the ^Cbow

Fighting fire and a-^Ffighting water ^CTrying to save their ^G7lives some^Chow

McMahon the Irishman was ^Fburned ^CSo badly he ^G7couldn't ^Cswim

Leave me here go on he ^Fsaid Cause ^Cif you don't ^G7we'll all be ^Cdead

The P. T. skipper couldn't ^Fleave him ^CA man to die ^G7alone at ^Csea

And with a strap '^Ftween his teeth ^CHe towed the Irishman ^G7through the ^Csea

He led his men through waters d^Fark ^CRocky reefs and ^G7hungry ^Csharks

Braved the enemies ^Fbayonets A ^Cthirty-eight ^G7hung around his ^Cneck

Four more days and four more ^Fnights ^CA rescue boat ^G7pulled into ^Csight

The P. T. 109 was ^Fgone ^CBut Kennedy and his ^G7crew lived ^Con

NC: Now who could guess or who could possibly know That this same man named Kennedy would

Be the leader of the ^Fnation Be ^Cthe one to ^G7take com^Cmand

The P. T. 109 was ^Fgone ^CBut Kennedy lived to ^G7fight ^Cagain

^G7Smoke and fire upon the sea ^CEverywhere they looked was the enemy

^G7But J. F. K. and his crew lived on

NC: Which proves it's hard to get the best of a man named John

Jimmy Dean - P t 109