sittin in the morning sun i ll be sittin when the evening comes watching the ships roll in then i watch them roll away again yeah i m sittin on the dock of the bay watchin the tide roll away ooh i m just sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time i left my home in georgia headed for the frisco bay cuz i ve had nothing to live for and look like nothing s gonna come my way so i m just gon sit on the dock of the bay watchin the tide roll away ooh i m sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time looks 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 listen sittin here resting my bones and this lonely mess won t leave me alone listen two thousand miles i roam just to make this dock my home now i m just gon sit at the dock of a bay watchin the tide roll away ooh sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time