P T 109

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In forty-three they put to sea
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Thirteen men and Ken-ne-dy
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Aboard the P. T. 109
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To fight the brazen en-emy
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And off the Isle of Olasana
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In the straits beyond the ROO
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A Jap destroyer in the night
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Cut the One-O-Nine in two
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Smoke and fire upon the sea
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Everywhere they looked was the enemy
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The heathen gods of old Japan Yea they thought
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They had the best of a mighty good man
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And on the coast of Kolombangaro
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Looking through his telescope
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Australia's Evans saw the battle
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For the crew had little hope
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Two were dead  some were wounded
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All were clinging to the bow
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Fighting fire and a-fighting water
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Trying to save their lives somehow
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McMahon the Irishman was burned
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So badly he couldn't swim
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Leave me here go on he said
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Cause if you don't we'll all be dead
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The P. T. skipper couldn't leave him
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A man to die alone at sea
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And with a strap 'tween his teeth
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He towed the Irishman through the sea
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He led his men through waters dark
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Rocky reefs and hungry sharks
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Braved the enemies bayonets
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A thirty-eight hung around his neck
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Four more days and four more nights
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A rescue boat pulled into sight
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The P. T. 109 was gone
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But Kennedy and his crew lived on
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Now who could guess  or who could possibly know
That this same man named Kennedy would
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Be the leader of the nation
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Be the one to take command
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The P. T. 109 was gone
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But Kennedy lived to fight again
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Smoke and fire upon the sea
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Everywhere they looked was the enemy
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But J. F. K. and his crew lived on