Lee Kernaghan Lyrics
"Forever Eighteen"

The bow cut the swell on a course set for Timor
The Armadale ploughed through the waves
The enemy found us sent bombs and torpedoes
Out gunned and outnumbered we prayed
Abandon the Ship came the call through the chaos
Jump for your lives the Ship's going down

And I saw Teddy Sheean he was wounded and bleedin'
Strapped to his Oerlikon Gun
And he kept on firing as he was dragged under
So noble for someone so young
Forever Eighteen
We'll never forget Teddy Sheean

The blood and oil coated men in the water
The Stern rose and then disappeared
We clung to the wreckage
And still they came at us
Till' the Silence of evening drew near
We floated to Whalers on a raft from The Flockson
We hung on and waited for help to arrive

And I saw Teddy Sheean he was wounded and bleedin'
Strapped to his Oerlikon Gun
And he kept on firing as he was dragged under
So noble for someone so young
Forever Eighteen
We'll never forget Teddy Sheean

The men who survived owe their lives to the lad
The boy who stood strong and held on and fought on till the end

I saw Teddy Sheean he was wounded and bleedin'
Strapped to his Oerlikon Gun
And he kept on firing as he was dragged under
So noble for someone so young
Forever Eighteen
We'll never forget Teddy Sheean.