Down by the seaside, see the boats go sailin' A-can the people hear, oh, what the little fish are sayin'? Aaah, ah-ah-ah-ah Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, oh, 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 in Aaah, ah-ah-ah-ah Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Yay, yay, yeah, aw, the people turned away, 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, run run run Do you still do the twist? Do you find that you remember things that well? I wanna tell you, some go twistin' every day Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell Ah-hah, ah-hah, ah-hah, oh Out in the country, hear the people singin' Singin' 'bout the growin', knowin' where they're goin', yeah, yeah, they know, yeah, they know Aaah, ah-ah-ah-ah Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, oh, oh, oh, people turned away, yeah, 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 Aaah, ah-ah-ah-ah Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, oh, oh, people turned away, the people turned away Don't they know that they're goin'