Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, old Constantinople Still it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul Not Constantinople, so a few per day 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 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 Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Istanbul! Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude Istanbul! Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it, I can't say People just liked 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!