Lyrics from the 50's and 60's


Home


Search for Lyrics


Submit Lyrics


Contact Me


Guestbook
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding 1968

(Written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper)

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
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

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way

  So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
  Watching the tide roll away
  Ooo, 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
  Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
  Wastin' time

(whistle)
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1