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 