Sitting in the morning sun
I'll be sitting when the evening come
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again, oh Lord

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay, yes I did
I had nothing to live for
Looks like nothing's gonna come my way
Can't you see?

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, sitting on the dock of the bay
Just wasting time

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people want me to do
So I'll guess I'll just remain the same

Sitting here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, no, no
It's two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oh Lord, sitting on the dock of the bay
Just wasting time
Why am I wasting time?
Wasting time
Wasting time