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== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
  
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<b><i>Istanbul (Not Constantinople)</i></b>, by They Might Be Giants
  
Istanbul (Not Constantinople), by They Might Be Giants
 
 
 
Istanbul was Constantinople
 
 
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
 
 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
 
  
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Istanbul was Constantinople<br>
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Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople<br>
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Been a long time gone, Constantinople<br>
 
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
 
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
  
 
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Every gal in Constantinople<br>
Every gal in Constantinople
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Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople<br>
 
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So if you've a date in Constantinople<br>
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
 
 
 
So if you've a date in Constantinople
 
 
 
 
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
 
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
  
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam<br>
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Why they changed it I can't say<br>
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People just liked it better that way<br>
  
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
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So take me back to Constantinople<br>
 
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No, you can't go back to Constantinople<br>
Why they changed it I can't say
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Been a long time gone, Constantinople<br>
 
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Why did Constantinople get the works?<br>
People just liked it better that way
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That's nobody's business but the Turks<br>
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
  
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Istanbul (Istanbul)<br>
 
Istanbul (Istanbul)
 
Istanbul (Istanbul)
  
Istanbul (Istanbul)
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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam<br>
 
+
Why they changed it I can't say<br>
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
 
 
 
Why they changed it I can't say
 
 
 
 
People just liked it better that way
 
People just liked it better that way
  
 
+
Istanbul was Constantinople<br>
Istanbul was Constantinople
+
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople<br>
 
+
Been a long time gone, Constantinople<br>
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
+
Why did Constantinople get the works?<br>
 
 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
 
 
 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
 
 
 
 
That's nobody's business but the Turks
 
That's nobody's business but the Turks
  
 
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So take me back to Constantinople<br>
So take me back to Constantinople
+
No, you can't go back to Constantinople<br>
 
+
Been a long time gone, Constantinople<br>
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
+
Why did Constantinople get the works?<br>
 
 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
 
 
 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
 
 
 
 
That's nobody's business but the Turks
 
That's nobody's business but the Turks
 
  
 
Istanbul
 
Istanbul

Revision as of 21:09, 10 August 2006

Lyrics

Istanbul (Not Constantinople), by They Might Be Giants


Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, 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

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

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

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

Istanbul