Down by the seaside,
See the boats go sailing.
Can the people hear, oh
What the little fish are saying.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -ahh -ahh -ah
Oooooooooooohhhh -ooh -ooh -ooh
People turned away, aahh
People turned away.

Down in the city streets,
See all the folk go racing (racing)
No time left, no no
To pass the time of day.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -ahh -ahh -ah
Oooooooooooohhhh -ooh -ooh -ooh
hey hey hey
People turned away.
People turned away.
So far away, so far away.
Do you still do the twist,
Do you find you remember things that well (I want tell you)
Some folks 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 singing.
Singing about their progress,
Knowing where they're going.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -ahh -ahh -ah
Oooooooooooohhhh -ooh -ooh -ooh oh
oh oh oh
People turned away, yeah
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, again again
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -ahh -ahh -ah
Oooooooooooohhhh -ooh -ooh -ooh
People turned away.
People turned away.
Now they know where they're going.