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