Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Live)

[Trumpet solo] [Verse 1] Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night [Verse 2] Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you have a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul [Pre-Chorus] Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it, I can't say People just liked it better that way [Chorus] So take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks [Refrain] Whoa Ohhhhhhhh ahhahh ohhhhhhh ahhahh ohhhhhhh ahhahh ohh Istanbul (Istanbul) Ohhhhhhhh ahhahh ohhhhhhh ahhahh ohhhhhhh ahhahh ohh Awww, Istanbul (Istanbul) [Pre-Chorus] Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it, I can't say People just liked it better that way [Chorus] So take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks [Outro] Istanbul!