Down by the seaside

See the boats go sailin'

Can the people hear, oh

What the little fish are sayin'

Oh, oh, the people turned away

Oh, the people turned away

Down in the city streets

See all the folk go racin', racin'

No time left, no-no

To pass the time of day

Hey, hey, yeah, the people turned away

The people turned away

So far away, so far away

See how they run, see how they run, see how they run, see how they run

Run-run, run-run, run-run

Do you still do the twist

Do you find you remember things that well

I wanna tell you

Some folk twistin' every day

Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell

Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, oh

Out in the country

Hear the people singin'

Singin' 'bout their progress

Knowin' where they're goin'

Yeah, yeah

Oh, oh, oh, oh, the people turned away

Yes, the people turned away

Sing loud for the sunshine

Pray hard for the rain

And show your love for Lady Nature

And she will come back again

Yes she will, yes she will

Oh, oh, oh, the people turned away

The people turned away

Don't they know that they're goin'?