Sittin' in the

         
 mornin' sun
             
I'll be sittin

             
' when the eve

   
nin' comes
             
Watching the s

          
hips roll in
             
then I watch '

            
em roll away a

  
gain yeah

             
I'm sittin' on

              
 the dock of t

   
he bay
             
Watching the t

          
ide roll away
             
I'm just sitti

              
n' 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 li

    
ve for
              
And looks like

             
 nothin's gonn

       
a come my way

              
So I'm just go

             
nna sit on the

             
 dock of the b

ay
             
Watching the t

         
ide roll away 

oooh
             
I'm sittin' on

              
 the dock of t

   
he bay
            
Wastin' time

            
Looks like not

 
hing's gonna c

hange
         
Everything sti

ll remains the

 same
            
I can't do wha

             
t ten people t

    
ell me to do
             
So I guess I'l

    
l remain the s

ame listen

             
Sittin' here r

          
esting my bone

s
             
And this lonel

             
iness won't le

      
ave me alone
             
It's two thous

            
and miles I ro

amed
             
Just to make t

         
his dock my ho

me

              
Now I'm just g

             
onna sit at th

              
e dock of the 


bay
             
Watching the t

          
ide roll away 

oooh
             
Sittin' on the

             
 dock of the b

ay
             
Wastin' time  


      (whistle

 to fade out)