Video Istanbul Not Constantinople de Alan Winstanley 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Alan Winstanley - Istanbul Not Constantinople 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
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 2]
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

[Bridge]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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 3]
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

[Violin Solo]

[Bridge]
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo, doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 4]
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!