Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evening comes 
Watching the ships are rolling 
Then I'll watch them roll away again 
Oh, 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. 
I had nothing to live for 
Looks like nothing's gonna come my way, oh 
Sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the tide. 
Roll away. 
Oh. 
Sitting on the dock of the bay. 
Wasting 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'll remain the same Sitting here, resting my bones 
This loneliness won't leave me alone 
Two thousand miles I roam Just to make this dark my home 
Oh, sitting on the dock of the bay 
Watching the tide roll away. 
Sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time. 
Ha, ha.