See the boats go sailin'
 Can the people hear, oh
 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, no-no
 To pass the time of day

 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

 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

 Oh, oh, oh, the people turned away
 The people turned away

 Don't they know that they're goin