Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again,
yeah  I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away  Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' timeI left my home in GeorgiaHeaded for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live forAnd look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay  Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay  Wastin' time
Look like nothing's gonna changeEverything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to doSo I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Sittin' here resting my bonesAnd this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamedJust to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay  Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay  Wastin' time