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