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.