(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (v4.5+ cover)
Female vocals, 40s big-band swing + jitterbug boogie, Andrews-Sisters-style close harmonies, torch-song ballads, brass fanfares, military snare, upright bass walk, crooner strings—then a glide into 50s lounge and 60s Vietnam-era pop drama.
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (v4.5+ cover)
Female vocals, 40s big-band swing + jitterbug boogie, Andrews-Sisters-style close harmonies, torch-song ballads, brass fanfares, military snare, upright bass walk, crooner strings—then a glide into 50s lounge and 60s Vietnam-era pop drama.
Lyrics
Instrumental
Verse 1
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
Chorus
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Verse 2
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
Chorus
So I'm just gonna 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
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
Verse 3
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
Chorus
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh-wee, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time