Down by the seaside

See the boats go sailin'

Can the people hear

Oh, what the little fish are sayin'?

Oh, oh, people turned away

Oh, 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

Babe-babe, 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

Do you still do the twist?

Do you find you remember things that well?

I want to tell you

Some go twistin' every day

Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, oh

Out in the country

Hear the people singing

Singing 'bout their progress

Knowing where they're going

Yeah

Oh-oh, people turned away

Yes, 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

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

The people turned away (don't they know to turn away?)