The Four Lads ♥ Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Subtitle) “by pepe le pew“

“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)“ is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. It was written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. The song’s original release, performed by The Four Lads, was certified as a gold record. Lyrics Istanbul was Constantinople Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, oh Constantinople Still 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 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