Otis Redding Lyrics"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" Sittin' in the morning sun I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay I left my home in
Georgia So, I'm just gon' sit on the dock of the bay Looks like nothing's gonna change Sittin' here resting my bones I'm just gon' sit at the dock of a bay [Ends in harmonic whistling] Writer(s): Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
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