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Sittin' in the mornin' sun 00:07

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come 00:11

Watching the ships roll in 00:17

And I watch 'em roll away again, yeah 00:21

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay 00:26

Watching the tide roll away 00:31

Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay 00:35

Wastin' time 00:39

I left my home in Georgia 00:45

Headed for the 'Frisco bay 00:49

'Cause I've had nothing to live for 00:54

And look like nothing's gonna come my way 00:59

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay 01:03

Watching the tide roll away 01:08

Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay 01:13

Wastin' time 01:17

Look like nothing's gonna change 01:25

Everything still remains the same 01:28

I can't do what ten people tell me to do 01:33

So I guess I'll remain the same, yes 01:37

Sittin' here resting my bones 01:42

And this loneliness won't leave me alone 01:46

It's two thousand miles I roamed 01:50

Just to make this dock my home 01:55

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay 01:59

Watching the tide roll away 02:03

Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay 02:07

Wastin' time 02:13

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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Otis Redding

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Lyrics:

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Sittin' in the mornin' sun

I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come

Watching the ships roll in

And I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

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

I left my home in Georgia

Headed for the 'Frisco bay

'Cause I've had nothing to live for

And look like nothing's gonna come my way

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

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

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

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away

Ooh-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay

Wastin' time

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Vocabulary	Meanings
sittin' /ˈsɪtɪn/ A1	verb - present participle of 'sit': to rest on one's buttocks
mornin' /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - morning: the period of time between sunrise and noon
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
evenin' /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1	noun - evening: the period of time between sunset and night
ships /ʃɪps/ A1	noun - plural of ship: a large boat for travelling on water
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - to move by turning over and over
dock /dɒk/ A2	noun - a platform built on the shore or projecting into the sea, river, etc.
bay /beɪ/ A2	noun - a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.
tide /taɪd/ A2	noun - the alternate rising and falling of the sea
wastin' /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ B1	verb - present participle of 'waste': to use carelessly
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
left /lɛft/ A1	verb - past tense of leave: to go away from
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ B2	verb - to continue to exist
resting /ˈrɛstɪŋ/ A1	verb - to cease work or movement in order to relax
bones /boʊnz/ A1	noun - any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
loneliness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ B1	noun - the state of being lonely; sadness because one has no friends or company
roamed /roʊmd/ B2	verb - to move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area