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 Sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time I left my home in Georgia I'm Headed for the Frisco Bay I've had nothing to live for Like nothing's gonna come my way I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time Looks like nothing's gonna change Everything remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Left a good job in the city Workin' for the Man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin', Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of a city 'Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Said we we rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river... Left a good job in the city Workin' for the Man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin', Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin'