Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watchin' the ships roll in Then I'll watch them roll away again
Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay Waste of time
I left my home in Georgia Headed for the Frisco Bay
I've had nothing to live for Ain't look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay Waste of time
Look like nothin's gonna change Everything still remains the same
I can't do what people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same
Sittin' here resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone
Two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my own
Now I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay Waste of time
