Down  by  the  seaside
See  the  boats  go  sailin'
Can  the  people  hear  oh
What  the  little  fish  are  sayin'
Ohhhhh  ooooooh  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
Ohhhhhhh  oooooooh
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
Ahhhhhhh  ooooooooh
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
Ahhhhhhh  ooooooooh
Oh  oh  oh  the  people  turned  away
The  people  turned  away
Don't  they  know  that  they're  goin'