istanbul’un fethi’nin 500. yıldönümü olan 1953 yılında amerkada yaptırılan şarkı
sözleri jimmy kennedy , bestesi nat simon’a ait
the four lads adlı müzik topluluğu tarafından plağa okundu.
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ıstanbul was constantinople
now it's ıstanbul, not constantinople
been a long time gone, oh constantinople
now it's turkish delight on a moonlit night
every gal in constantinople
lives in ıstanbul, not constantinople
so if you've a date in constantinople
she'll be waiting in ıstanbul
even old new york was once new amsterdam
why they changed it ı 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, oh constantinople
why did constantinople get the works?
that's nobody's business but the turks
ıstanbul
ıstanbul
ıstanbul
ıstanbul
even old new york was once new amsterdam
why they changed it ı can't say
people just liked it better that way
ıstanbul was constantinople
now it's ıstanbul, not constantinople
been a long time gone, oh 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, oh constantinople
why did constantinople get the works?
that's nobody's business but the turks
ıstanbul
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