The Dock Of The Bay
Lyrics and Music: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper

 

Sitting in the morning sun,

I'll be sitting when the evening comes.

Watching the ships roll in,

And I'll watch them roll away again.

Oh, I'm just going sitting on the dock of the bay…

Watching the tide roll away.

Sitting on the dock of the bay…

Wasting time, time…

 

I left my home in Georgia heading for the Frisco bay.

I have nothing to live for…

Seems like nothing's ever coming my way!

Oh, I'm going to sitting on the dock of the bay…

Watching the tide roll away.

Sitting on the dock of the bay…

Wasting time, time…

 

Looks like nothing's ever gonna change!

Everything still remains the same!

I can do like some people tell me to do…

So, I guess I'll make the same.

 

Sitting here resting my bones…

And this loneliness won't leave me alone…

Two thousand miles I roamed just to make this dock my home!

Oh, I'm going to sitting on the dock of the bay…

Watching the tide roll away.

Sitting on the dock of the bay…

Wasting time, time…

 

Yeah!