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(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay [Single Version]
The Staple Singers
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Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again, Lord
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Mmm, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
I have nothing to live for
Looks like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away ooh Lord
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Oh, looks like nothing's gonna change
Every-everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yeah
Sittin' here resting my bones (My bones)
Loneliness won't leave me alone
(Loneliness won't leave me alone) No
It's two thousand miles I roamed (I roamed)
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
(Watching the tide) Oh, roll away
Yeah, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, oh yeah
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, time, time
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, time, time
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time, time, time
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Written by:
Otis Redding,
Steve Cropper
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