(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY 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) (Otis Redding / Steve Cropper) Otis Redding - 1967 The Foundations - 1968 Golden Gate Quartet - 1968 T. Rex - 1975 Ted Hawkins - 1985 Michael Bolton - 1988 Dennis Brown - 1992 WhoRidas - 1999 Paul Bollenback - 1999 Beki Bondage - 2000 Also recorded by: T. Graham Brown; Amanda McBroom; Pete Lancaster; Tom Jones; Mayorga Lincoln; Flynn, Patti & Jamstone; Giant Sand.