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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