In '43 they put to sea, thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard the P.T. PT 109 (1962) In forty-three they put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy And off the Isle of Olasana in the straits beyond the "Roo" A Jap destroyer in the night cut the One Oh Nine in two Smoke and fire upon the sea Everywhere they looked was the enemy The heathen gods of old Japan The PT-109 Song was by Jimmy Dean about the adventures of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109. So who could Guess, and who could possibly know That this same man named Kennedy, would, Be the leader of a nation, Be the one to take command, The PT 109 was gone but Kennedy lived to fight again, Smokin fire upon the sea, Everywhere they looked was the enemy, But JFK and his crew lived on, Struggling with P.T.109? The boat was famous even before Kennedy ran for office because it was cut in two after being rammed by a Japanese destroyer, after which came a survival story, and rescue by native islanders Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana by canoe, though the islanders were not included in this version of the story. Become a better singer in 30 days with these videos! The boat was famous even before Kennedy ran for office, because Kennedy and most of the crew had survived after it was rammed and cut in two by a Japanese destroyer. "PT-109" was a song by Jimmy Dean about the adventures of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109. "PT-109" is a 1962 song by Jimmy Dean about the combat service of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109 in World War II. The PT 109 was gone, But Kennedy and his crew lived on. P. T. 109 Lyrics: In '43 they put to sea thirteen men and Kennedy / Aboard the PT 109 to fight the brazen enemy / And off the isle of Olasana in the straight beyond Naru / A Jap destroyer in the