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