Sittin', sitting', sittin' on the dock of the bay
I'm just-a sittin' here

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the [bad word] 
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Sittin', sitting', sittin' on the dock of the bay
I'm just-a sittin' here

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' 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 live for
And look like nothin's [bad word] my way

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tides roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tides roll away
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time