Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night [Verse 2] Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul [Pre-Chorus] Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it, I can't say People just liked it better that way [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Istanbul (Istanbul) Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Istanbul (Istanbul) [Pre-Chorus] Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way [Chorus] 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 [Violin Solo] [Bridge] Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo Doo, doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Istanbul