Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watchin' the ships roll in Then I'll watch 'em roll away again yea I'm sittin' on the dock of a bay Watching the tide roll away oh I'm just sittin' on a dock of a bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia Headed for the Frisco bay Cause I have nuthin' to live for And look like nothin's gonna come my way So, I'm just gonna sit on a dock of a bay Watching the tide roll away, oh I'm sittin' on a dock of a bay Wastin' time Look like nothings 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 Sittin' here restin' my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen Two thousand miles I Rome Just to make this dock my home Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of a bay Watching the tide roll away oh I'm sittin' on a dock of a bay Wastin' time