[00:33.47]Istanbul was Constantinople
[00:35.47]Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
[00:38.05]Been a long time gone, Constantinople
[00:40.09]Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
[00:42.14]Every gal in Constantinople
[00:44.26]Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
[00:46.44]So if you've a date in Constantinople
[00:48.19]She'll be waiting in Istanbul
[00:50.16]Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
[00:54.25]Why they changed it I can't say
[00:56.58]People just liked it better that way
[00:58.82]So take me back to Constantinople
[01:01.25]No, you can't go back to Constantinople
[01:03.00]Been a long time gone, Constantinople
[01:05.08]Why did Constantinople get the works?
[01:10.29]That's nobody's business but the Turks
[01:11.12]Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[01:17.40]Istanbul (Istanbul)
[01:18.00]Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[01:24.40]Istanbul (Istanbul)
[01:26.50]Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
[01:31.10]Why they changed it I can't say
[01:33.27]People just liked it better that way
[01:36.01]Istanbul was Constantinople
[01:37.69]Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
[01:39.85]Been a long time gone, Constantinople
[01:41.98]Why did Constantinople get the works?
[01:43.50]That's nobody's business but the Turks
[01:56.22]Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[02:12.35]So take me back to Constantinople
[02:14.42]No, you can't go back to Constantinople
[02:16.61]Been a long time gone, Constantinople
[02:18.78]Why did Constantinople get the works?
[02:20.85]That's nobody's business but the Turks
[02:25.90]Istanbul!

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
Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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
Doo doo doooo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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!