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, sittin' on the dock of the bay 
Wastin' time