Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watchin' the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide, roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Left my home in Georgia Headed for the Frisco Bay I had nothin' to live for Looks like nothin's gonna come my way I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay Gonna watch the tide roll away, ah Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time, yeah Looks like nothin's gonna change, no Everything, everything remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same, yeah
Looks like nothin's every gonna change, no Lord, everything remains the same, yeah I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same I'm sittin' here restin' my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone Two thousand miles, I roam Just to make this dock my home Lord, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay Gonna watch the tide... Lord, gonna watch the tide roll away Sittin' on the dock of the bay Gonna waste... waste... oh Lord (unintelligible) Just... I'm gonna sit, gonna sit (Sittin' on the dock of the bay) (Sittin') (Sittin' on the dock of the bay) (Sittin') (Sittin' on the dock of the bay)