Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

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 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 like it better that way 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 like it better that way 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