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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-eCmy
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 teleCscope
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 someChow
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 dFark 
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 comCmand
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

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P T 109

by Jimmy Dean

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C F

In forty-three they put to sea

C G7 C

Thirteen men and Ken-ne-dy

Aboard the P. T. 109

C G7 C

To fight the brazen en-emy

And off the Isle of Olasana

C G7 C

In the straits beyond the ROO

A Jap destroyer in the night

C G7 C

Cut the One-O-Nine in two

Smoke and fire upon the sea

Everywhere they looked was the enemy

G7 C

The heathen gods of old Japan Yea they thought

G7 C

They had the best of a mighty good man

And on the coast of Kolombangaro

C G7 C

Looking through his telescope

Australia's Evans saw the battle

C G7 C

For the crew had little hope

Two were dead some were wounded

C G7 C

All were clinging to the bow

Fighting fire and a-fighting water

C G7 C

Trying to save their lives somehow

McMahon the Irishman was burned

C G7 C

So badly he couldn't swim

Leave me here go on he said

C G7 C

Cause if you don't we'll all be dead

The P. T. skipper couldn't leave him

C G7 C

A man to die alone at sea

And with a strap 'tween his teeth

C G7 C

He towed the Irishman through the sea

He led his men through waters dark

C G7 C

Rocky reefs and hungry sharks

Braved the enemies bayonets

C G7 C

A thirty-eight hung around his neck

Four more days and four more nights

C G7 C

A rescue boat pulled into sight

The P. T. 109 was gone

C G7 C

But Kennedy and his crew lived on

NC:

Now who could guess or who could possibly know

That this same man named Kennedy would

Be the leader of the nation

C G7 C

Be the one to take command

The P. T. 109 was gone

C G7 C

But Kennedy lived to fight again

Smoke and fire upon the sea

Everywhere they looked was the enemy

But J. F. K. and his crew lived on

NC:

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

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