Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
Been a long time gone
Old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight
On a moonlight night

Every gal in Constantinople
Is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've 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)

[Chorus]
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'

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)

[Chorus]

Istanbul!!

Trivia about the song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads

On which albums was the song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” released by The Four Lads?
The Four Lads released the song on the albums “The Four Lads’ Greatest Hits” in 1958 and “16 Most Requested Songs” in 1991.
Who composed the song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by The Four Lads?
The song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by The Four Lads was composed by Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon.

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