Caterina Valente - Istanbul Original lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, music by Nat Simon.This version is performed by Caterina Valente.Istanbul was ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, ConstantinopleNow it's Turkish delight on a moonlit nightEvery gal in ConstantinopleLives in Istanbul, not ConstantinopleSo if you've a date in ConstantinopleShe'll be waiting in IstanbulEven old New York was once New AmsterdamWhy they changed it I can't sayPeople just liked it better that waySo take me back to ConstantinopleNo, you can't go back to ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul not ConstantinopleWhy did Constantinople get the works?That's nobody's business but the TurksIstanbul was ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, ConstantinopleNow it's Turkish delight on a moonlit nightEvery gal in ConstantinopleLives in Istanbul, not ConstantinopleSo if you've a date in ConstantinopleShe'll be waiting in IstanbulEven old New York was once New AmsterdamWhy they changed it I can't sayPeople just liked it better that waySo take me back to ConstantinopleNo, you can't go back to ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul not ConstantinopleWhy did Constantinople get the works?That's nobody's business but the Turks