Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again, so I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away OO, yeah, 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 back my way So I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away, Uu, yeah, sit' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Looks 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 will remain the same, ah 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 Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away OO-wee, sit' at the dock of the bay Wastin' time