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(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding - Song Meaning and Analysis
Explained in English
18 minutes
4 years ago
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding - Song Meaning and Analysis
Music, lyrics, and free interactive transcript at:
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Let's improve your English as I explain the lyrics and meaning of the song "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
Lyrics Difficulty: ✦✦✧
INTRODUCTION:
(00:23) Notes about today's explanation
(01:27) Introduction to "The Dock of the Bay"
VERSE ONE:
(02:19) Sittin' in the mornin' sun
(03:28) I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
(04:07) Watching the ships roll in
(05:01) And then I watch 'em roll away again
CHORUS:
(05:23) I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
(06:38) Watching the tide roll away
(07:22) I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, wasting time
VERSE TWO:
(07:47) I left my home in Georgia
(08:56) Headed for the 'Frisco bay
(09:30) 'Cause I've got nothin' to live for
(10:29) And look like nothin's gonna come my way
BRIDGE:
(11:16) Look like nothin's gonna change
(11:36) Everything still remains the same
(11:47) I can't do what ten people tell me to do
(12:50) So I guess I'll remain the same
VERSE THREE:
(13:05) Sittin' here resting my bones
(13:42) And this loneliness won't leave me alone
(14:24) It's two thousand miles I roamed
(16:00) Just to make this dock my home
INTERPRETATION:
(16:20) "The Dock of the Bay" song meaning
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