Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople

Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople

Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul


Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say

People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople

No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?

That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)

Istanbul (Istanbul)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam

Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way


Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople

Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks


So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople

Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks


Istanbul