Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, not Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, not Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit 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 liked it better that way, better that way
Better that way, better that way, better that way

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, not Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul.