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Istanbul was Constantinople
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Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
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Been a long time gone
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Old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight
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On a moonlight night
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Evr'y gal in Constantinople
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Is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople
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So if you've date in Constantinople
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She'll be waiting in Istanbul
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
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Why they changed it, I can't say
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(People just liked it better that way)
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Take me back to Constantinople
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No, you can't go back to Constantinople
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Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
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Why did Constantinople get the works?
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That's nobody's business but the Turks'
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< instrumental interlude> Istanbul!!
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< instrumental interlude> Istanbul!!
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
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Why they changed it, I can't say
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(People just liked it better that way)
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Take me back to Constantinople
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No, you can't go back to Constantinople
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Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
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Why did Constantinople get the works?
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That's nobody's business but the Turks'
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'stanbul!!
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Istanbul (not Constantinople)
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| The Four Lads |
