Down by the Seaside

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Led Zeppelin recorded “Down by the Seaside” in early 1971, during the sessions that became the band’s untitled fourth album. However, Zeppelin held on to the song… Read More

Feb. 24, 19751 viewer31.4K views

Down by the Seaside Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down by the seaside
See the boats go sailing
Can the people hear
Oh, what the little fish are saying?

[Refrain]
Oooh
Oooh
Oh, oh
The people turned away, oh
The people turned away

[Verse 2]
Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racing, racing
No time left, oh no
To pass the time of day

[Refrain]
Oooh
Oooh
Hey, hey, yeah
The people turned away
The people turned away

[Bridge]
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 wanna tell you
Some go twisting every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, ohh

[Verse 3]
Out in the country
Hear the people singing
Singing about their growin'
Knowing where they're goin'
Yeah, yeah

[Refrain]
Oooh
Oooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
The people turned away, yeah
The people turned away

[Verse 4]
Sing loud for the sunshine
Pray hard for the rain
And show your love for Lady Nature
And she will come back again
Yeah, yes, she will

[Refrain]
Oooh
Oooh
Oh, oh, oh
The people turned away
The people turned away
[Don't they know that they're goin'?]

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Led Zeppelin recorded “Down by the Seaside” in early 1971, during the sessions that became the band’s untitled fourth album. However, Zeppelin held on to the song, releasing it on their 1975 double-LP Physical Graffiti.

Page and Plant use nostalgic and nature-esque themes to remind us to slow down and relax; to remember the simple things in life, and not get caught up in the maniacal ways of modern society.

John Paul Jones plays electric piano, and Page adds a heavy tremolo effect to the guitar line throughout much of the song.

“Down by the Seaside” was never performed live.

In 1995, Plant and Tori Amos recorded a cover version for the album Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin.

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