Sittin' in the mornin' sun 
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes 
Watchin' the ships roll in 
Then I watch 'em roll away again 
Yeah, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Watchin' the tide roll away 
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Wastin' time 
I left my home in Georgia 
Headed for the Frisco Bay 
'Cause I've had nothin' to live for 
Look like nothin' gonna come my way 
So I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay 
Watchin' the tide roll away 
Sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Wastin' time 
Looks like nothin's gonna change 
Everything still remains the same 
I can't do what ten people tell me to 
So I guess I'll remain the same 
Sittin' here restin' my bones 
And this loneliness won't leave me alone 
It's two thousand miles I roamed 
Just to make this dock my home 
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Watchin' the tide roll away 
Sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Wastin' time 
Looks like nothin's gonna change 
Everything still remains the same 
I can't do what ten people tell me to 
So I guess I'll remain the same 
Sittin' here restin' my bones 
And this loneliness won't leave me alone 
Two thousand miles I roamed 
Just to make this dock my home 
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Watchin' the tide roll away 
Sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Wastin' time