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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