Down by the seaside. See the boats go sailin'   Can the people hear, 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, to pass the time of day     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 wanna tell you... Some go twistin' every day   though sometimes it's awful hard to tell     Out in the country, hear the people singin'   Singin' 'bout their progress, knowin' where they're goin'     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   The people turned away   The people turned away