Sittin' in the morning sun 
I'll be sittin' 
when the evening come 
Watching the ships roll in 
and I'll watch 'em 
roll away again, yeah 
I'm sittin' on the 
dock of the bay 
watching the tide roll away 
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on 
the dock of the bay 
wasting time 
I left my home in Georgia 
headed for the Frisco bay 
'Cos I have nothing to live for 
and look like nothing's 
gonna come my way 
So I'm gonna sit 
on the dock of the bay 
watching the tide roll away 
Ooh, I'm sittin' on the 
dock of the bay 
wasting time 
Look like 
nothing's gonna change 
everything still remain 
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, yes 
Two thousand miles I roam 
just to make this dock 
my home 
Now I'm gonna sit 
at the dock of the bay 
watching the tide roll away 
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on 
the dock of the bay 
wasting time