Sitting on the dock of the bay
Sol Si
Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
Do Si Sib La
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
Sol Si
Watching the ships roll in,
Do Si Sib La
then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
Sol Mi
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
watching the tide roll away.
Sol La
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
wastin' time.
Sol Si
I left my home in Georgia,
Do Si Sib La
headed for the 'Frisco Bay.
Sol Si
I have nothing to live for,
Do Si Sib La
it look like nothin's gonna come my way.
Sol Mi
So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
watching the tide roll away.
Sol La
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
wastin' time.
Sol Re Do
Look like nothing's gonna change.
Sol Re Do
Ev'rything still remains the same.
Sol Re Do Sol
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
Fa Re
so I guess I'll remain the same, yes.
Sol Si
I'm sittin' here restin' my bones,
Do Si Sib La
and this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes.
Sol Si
Two thousand miles I roamed
Do Si Sib La
just to make this-a dock my home.
Sol Mi
Now, I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
watching the tide roll away.
Sol La
Oo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Sol Mi
wastin' time.