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PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Flansburgh
John Flansburgh
Vocals
John Linnell
John Linnell
Vocals
Charlie Sepulveda
Charlie Sepulveda
Trumpet
Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Kennedy
Jimmy Kennedy
Songwriter
Nat Simon
Nat Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Katherine Miller
Katherine Miller
Assistant Recording Engineer
Patrick Dillett
Patrick Dillett
Assistant Recording Engineer
Paul Argelli
Paul Argelli
Assistant Recording Engineer
Alan Winstanley
Alan Winstanley
Producer
Clive Langer
Clive Langer
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
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Roger Moutenot
Roger Moutenot
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Lyrics

[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've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
[Chorus]
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
People just liked it better that way
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Istanbul (Istanbul)
[Verse 5]
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Istanbul (Istanbul)
[Chorus]
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
People just liked it better that way
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
[Verse 8]
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
Written by: Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon

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