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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Lyrics

by Otis Redding

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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay” is a song by Otis Redding. This page features time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as the song plays — press play to sing along in real time. The lyrics contain 28 lines.

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The BayOtis Redding
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Sittin' in the mornin' sun

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come

Watching the ships roll in

And I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away

Ooh, 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 nothing's gonna come my way

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away

Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

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, yes

Sittin' here resting my bones

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

It's two thousand miles I roamed

Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away

Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

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Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watching the ships roll in And I watch 'em roll away again, yeah I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh, 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 nothing's gonna come my way So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time 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, yes Sittin' here resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone It's two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time