[Verse 1]
Sittin' in the morning sun
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again

[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Wasting time, time

[Verse 2]
Left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
Yeah, I had nothin' to live for
Look like nothing's gonna come my way

[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Wasting time, time

[Bridge]
Look like nothing's gonna change
Every day still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yeah
[Verse 3]
Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
Yeah, two thousand miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home

[Chorus]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh, I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Wasting time, time