Istanbul:Four Lads. #10 on BB Hot 100 Pop on COLUMBIA Records in 1953. #1. Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul not Constantinople. Been a long time gone, old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight on a moonlit night. #2. Every gal in Constantinople is a Miss-stanbul, not Constantinople. So, if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul. BRIDGE: Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..why they changed it, I can't say..people just liked it better that way. #3. 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. INTERLUDE: Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..Istanbul!! Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..Istanbul!! BRIDGE: Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..why they changed it, I can't say..people just liked it better that way. #4. 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!!! A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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