Kennedy died in '63 Poor John F Kennedy died in '63 Poor John F Kennedy died in '63 Poor John F Kennedy Poor John F Kennedy No more messing 'round, playing with Monroe (Oh-oh playing with Monroe) No more turning on the middle aged ladies (Oh-oh the middle aged ladies) All I remember was your sporty young hairstyle (Oh-oh your sporty young hairstyle) All I remember was the Catholic day ♪ Kennedy died in '63 Poor John F Kennedy's wife with his brain on her knee Poor Jackie Kennedy's wife with his brain on her knee Poor Jackie Kennedy Poor Jackie Kennedy No more rocking chairs, sitting on the front porch (Oh-oh sitting on the front porch) No more soft drugs, playing the space race (Oh-oh playing in the space race) All I remember was your Levi Sta-Prest (Oh-oh your Levi Sta-Prest) All I remember was the Catholic day For you and I are privileged to serve the great Republic In what could be the most decisive decade in its long history The choices we make, for good or ill Will affect the welfare of generations, yet unborn In the world beyond our borders (I see the chickens have come home to roost) Steady progress has been made in building a world of order (I see the chickens have come home to roost) The people of West Berlin remain free and secure (I see the chickens have come home to roost) A settlement, though still precarious, has been reached in Laos No more messing 'round, playing with Monroe (Oh-oh playing with Monroe) No more turning on the middle aged ladies (Oh-oh the middle aged ladies) All I remember was your sporty young hairstyle (Oh-oh your sporty young hairstyle) All I remember was the Catholic day