Lyrics:

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?)