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