Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, old 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
Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks
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