Listen to (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by The Reddings

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Reddings

Vocals

Mark Lockett

Vocals

Bashiri

Percussion

Ethel Beatty

Background Vocals

Michelle Marie Boone

Michelle Marie Boone

Background Vocals

William Joyner

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Otis Redding

Songwriter

Steve Cropper

Songwriter

Ray Chew

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Reddings

Co-Producer

Russell Timmons Jr.

Russell Timmons Jr.

Producer

Carl Beatty

Engineer

DON BREWER

Assistant Engineer

Greg Mann

Assistant Engineer

Harry Spiridakis

Harry Spiridakis

Assistant Engineer

Nicky Kalliongis

Nicky Kalliongis

Assistant Engineer

Scott Mabuchi

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Sitting in the mornin' sun

I'll be sitting when the evening comes

Watching the ships roll in

Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

Sitting on the dock of the bay

Watchin' the tide, roll away, ooh wee

I'm sitting on the dock of the bay

Wasting time

I left my home in Georgia

Headed for the Frisco Bay

'Cause I had nothin' to live for

And look like nothin's gonna come my way, so

I'm just come sitting on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away, ooh wee

I'm sitting on the dock of the bay, wasting time

Looks like nothin'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

Sitting here resting these bones

And this loneliness won't leave me alone

It’ two thousand miles I roamed

Just to make this dock my home

Now I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away, ooh wee

I’m sitting on the dock of the bay

I'm wasting time

Written by: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper

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