They Might Be Giants

Istanbul Not Constantinople

They Might Be Giants


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Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
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Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
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Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
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Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
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So if you've a date in Constantinople, 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, people just liked it better that way
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So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
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Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
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That's nobody's business but the Turks