Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Lyrics
Song Meaning
Verse 1
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
Been a long time gone
Old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight
On a moonlight night
Verse 2
Every gal in Constantinople
Is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Verse 3
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
(People just liked it better that way)
Verse 0
[Chorus]
Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks'
Verse 4
Istanbul!!
Istanbul!!
Verse 5
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
(People just liked it better that way)
Verse 6
[Chorus]
Verse 7
Istanbul!!
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