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    these lyrics are submitted by Ivory Keys