Istanbul Lyrics - Bing Crosby

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 

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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 

Istanbul 

Istanbul 

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam 

Why they changed it I can't say 

People just liked it better that way 

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 

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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 

Istanbul