Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watching the ships roll in And I watch 'em roll away again, yeah I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia Headed for the 'Frisco bay I've nothing to live for Looks like nothing's gonna come my way, no I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Seems like nothing'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 resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone, no Two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time ♪ Seems like nothing's gonna change Every little thing still remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same I'm sittin' here resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone Two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home, yeah Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time