Sitting on The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Written by: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper


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Lyrics:
Sittin' in the morning sun
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch them roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' 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
Cuz I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way

So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Looks 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, listen

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen
Two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home, now

I'm just gon' sit at the dock of a bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Singers:
1. Otis Redding (billboard hot 100) January 1968 2. Jim Ed Brown September 1968 3. Don Partridge September 1968 4. Glen Campbell November 1968 5. Die Kettels 1968 6. Tomorrow's Children 1968 7. Billy Larkin & The Delegates 1968 8. John Rowles 1968 9. Jerry Butler 1968 10. The Staple Singers 1968 11. The Majestics 1968 12. O.C. Smith 1968 13. King Curtis 1968 14. Archie Bell & The Drells 1968 15. Pete Fountain 1968 16. Sabu Martinez 1968 17. Tennessee Ernie Ford May 5, 1969 18. Peggy Lee May 1969 19. Tom Jones June 13, 1969 20. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 June 1969 21. The Dells October 1969 22. Cher 1969 23. Kenny Rankin 1969 24. Joe Simon 1969 25. Ed Ames 1969 26. Eric Andersen 1969 27. The Deirdre Wilson Tabac 1970 28. John Raitt 1970 29. James Last 1971 30. Jimmy Smith 1971 31. Cal Smith 1972 32. Dennis Brown 1973 33. Frankie Brent 1973 34. Little Richard 1973 35. The Soulmates 1973 36. Tony Christie 1974 37. T. Rex Disco Party September 26, 1975 38. Jacob Miller 1976 39. Al Jarreau 1978 40. Sammy Hagar April 1979 41. Ohio Players 1981 42. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson September 1982 43. The Reddings 1982 44. Howard Carpendale 1984 45. Ted Hawkins 1987 46. Michael Bolton 1987 47. Celso Blues Boy 1988 48. Steve Cropper December 16, 1989 49. Andy Lee Lang 1991 50. Giant Sand 1993 51. Engelbert Humperdinck 1995 52. Günther Neefs 1996 53. The Coastline Band August 1997 54. Da Vinci's Notebook 1997 55. Bertignac February 1998 56. The King October 5, 1998 57. Reggie Paul March 11, 2000 58. Michael Coleman November 28, 2000 59. Popa Chubby 2001 60. Cheryl Porter Group 2001 61. Dee Clark March 2002 62. Helmut Lotti 2003 63. Matt Rogers 2004 64. Chuck Lawson 2005 65. Aaron Neville September 19, 2006 66. Nils Landgren & Joe Sample with Ray Parker Jr. 2006 67. Dwight Adams March 5, 2007 68. Guy Sebastian November 10, 2007 69. Anis June 2008 70. Sara Bareilles October 28, 2008 71. Franco Battiato feat. Anne Ducros November 14, 2008 72. Halie Loren December 10, 2008 73. Jim Carter 2008 74. Craig David March 26, 2010 75. David Clayton-Thomas October 5, 2010 76. Para November 14, 2011 77. Cazz 2011 78. Les Chics Types 2011 79. Karise Eden June 26, 2012 80. Christopher Kincaid 2012 81. Julie Roberts 2012 82. Vigon Bamy Jay March 25, 2013 83. Voice Male October 18, 2013 84. Garth Brooks November 28, 2013 85. Billy Valentine and The Forest Rangers December 3, 2013 86. Big Fat Snake 2013

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