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' time


I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay

'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And 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 change

Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes


Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone

It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just 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, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

Just sittin' here baby