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