I cover the waterfront, watchin' the ship go byI could see, everybody's baby, but I couldn't see mineI could see, the ships pullin' in, to the harborI could see the people, meetin' their loved oneShakin' hand, I sat there,so all alone, coverin' the waterfrontAnd after a while, all the people,left the harbor, and headed for their destinationAll the ships, left the harbor,and headed for their next destinationI sat there, coverin' the waterfrontAnd after a while, I looked down the ocean,as far as I could see, in the fog, I saw a shipIt headed, this way, comin' out the foamIt must be my baby, comin' downAnd after a while, the ship pulled into the harbor,rollin' slow, so crippleAnd my baby, stepped off boardI was still, coverin' the waterfrontSaid "Johnny, our ship had trouble, with the fogAnd that's why we're so late, so lateComin' home, comin' down'