Istanbul was Constantainople, now its Istanbul not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Old Constantinople

Now its Turkish Delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constatinople lives in Istanbul not Constatinople

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