(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay [2020 Remaster] - Otis Redding: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay [2020 Remaster]

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(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay [2020 Remaster] was released on January 1, 1972 by Rhino Atlantic as a part of the album The Best Of Otis Redding

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Otis Redding

Vocals

Steve Cropper

Guitar

Donald "Duck" Dunn

Donald "Duck" Dunn

Bass Guitar

Al Jackson Jr.

Drums

Andrew Love

Tenor Saxophone

Wayne Lamar Jackson

Wayne Lamar Jackson

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Otis Redding

Songwriter

Steve Cropper

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Steve Cropper

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sittin' in the morning sun

I'll be sittin' when the evening come

Watching the ships roll in

Then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

[Chorus]

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away, ooh

Just sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

[Verse 2]

I left my home in Georgia

Headed for the 'Frisco Bay

I've had nothing to live for

Look like nothing's gonna come my way

[Chorus]

So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away, ooh

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

[Bridge]

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

[Verse 3]

Sittin' here restin' my bones

And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen

Two thousand miles I roam

Just to make this dock my home, now

[Chorus]

I'm just gon' sit at the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away, ooh

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

Written by: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper

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