well well well yeah oooh sittin in the mornin sun i ll be sittin till the evenin come watching the ships roll in yea then i watch em roll away again lord i m just sittin on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time i left my home in jamaica headed for london town i have nothing to live for looks like nothin s gonna come my way lord i m just sittin on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time looks like nothing s gonna change everything still remains the same woo i can t do what some people tell me to do so i guess i ll remain the same lord sittin here resting my bones and this loneliness won t leave me alone yea three thousand miles i roamed just to make this london my home lord i m just gonna sit at the dock of the bay just to make this london my home lord i m just sittin on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away ooh sittin on the dock of the bay wastin time