P. T. 109-Jimmy Dean

[ti:Pt109] [ar:Jimmy Dean] [al:Country Favourites, Vol. 11: Great Stories] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]P. T. 109 - Jimmy Dean [00:05.81]In forty-three they put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy [00:11.04]Aboard the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy [00:16.03]And off the isle of Olasana in the straits beyond the roo [00:21.08]A Jap destroyer in the night cut the 109 in two [00:26.49] [00:28.11]Smoke and fire upon the sea [00:30.58]Everywhere they looked was the enemy [00:33.03]The heathen gods of old Japan [00:35.39]Yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty good man [00:38.67] [00:43.46]And on the coast of Kolombangaro looking through his telescope [00:48.34]Australia's Evans saw the battle for the crew had little hope [00:53.68]Two were dead some were wounded all were clinging to the bow [00:58.93]Fighting fire and a-fighting water trying to save their lives somehow [01:03.94] [01:05.85]Smoke and fire upon the sea [01:08.35]Everywhere they looked was the enemy [01:10.82]The heathen gods of old Japan [01:13.15]Yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty good man [01:16.42] [01:21.65]McMahon the Irishman was burned so badly he couldn't swim [01:26.74]Leave me here go on he said 'cause if you don't we'll all be dead [01:31.82]The PT skipper couldn't leave him a man to die alone at sea [01:36.83]And with a strap between his teeth he towed the Irishman through the sea [01:42.28] [01:44.06]Smoke and fire upon the sea [01:46.45]Everywhere they looked was the enemy [01:48.90]The heathen gods of old Japan [01:51.37]Yeah they thought they had the best of a mighty good man [01:54.40] [01:59.47]He led his men through waters dark rocky reefs and hungry sharks [02:04.62]Braved the enemies bayonets a thirty-eight hung round his neck [02:09.89]Four more days and four more nights a rescue boat pulled into sight [02:14.87]The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy and his crew lived on [02:20.97] [02:21.89]Now who could guess or who could possibly know [02:24.43] [02:25.50]That this same man named Kennedy [02:27.73] [02:31.40]Would be the leader of the nation be the one to take command [02:37.85]The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy lived to fight again [02:42.63] [02:44.92]Smoke and fire upon the sea [02:47.29]Everywhere they looked was the enemy but JFK and his crew lived on [02:52.94] [02:53.87]Which proves it's hard to get the best of a man named John [02:59.48] [03:00.27]Big John big John big John