Sitting in the morning sun I'll be sitting when the evening comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch them roll away again Yeah I'm sitting on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay Wasting time I left my home in Georgia Headed for the 'frisco bay 'cause I've had nothing to live for Look like nothing's gonna go my way [Repeat chorus] 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 (Listen) Sitting here resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone (Listen) Two thousand miles I roam Just to make this dock my home Now I'm just gonna... [Repeat chorus] I'm just sitting here baby All you've gotta do for me Sitting on the dock of the bay baby