Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' till the evenin' comes Watching your ship roll in And I watch 'em roll away again Hey, I'm gonna sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh Lord, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia Headed for the 'Frisco Bay Lord ya, I had nothing to live for Seems like nothin's gonna come my way Hey, I'm gonna sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh yeah, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Looks like nothin's gonna change Everything remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll just remain the same Sittin' here resting my bones 'Cause this loneliness won't leave me alone No honey, two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home Hey, I'm gonna sit at the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh Lord, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time