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asylumforart.ca September 19, 2017 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon The Four Lads single (1953) Capo I Em Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople B Been a long time gone, old Constantinople Em Am B Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night Em Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople B Em B Em So if you’ve a date in Constantinople, she’ll be waiting in Istanbul Em Even old New York was once New Amsterdam B Em B Why they changed it I can’t say, people just liked it beer that way Em So take me back to Constantinople, no you can’t go back to Constantinople B Em B Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works? Em That’s nobody’s business but the Turks

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  • asylumforart.caSeptember 19, 2017

    Istanbul (Not Constantinople)Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon

    The Four Lads single (1953)Capo I

    Em Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople B7Been a long time gone, old Constantinople Em Am B7Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night

    EmEvery gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople B7 Em B7 EmSo if you’ve a date in Constantinople, she’ll be waiting in Istanbul

    EmEven old New York was once New AmsterdamB7 Em B7Why they changed it I can’t say, people just liked it better that way

    EmSo take me back to Constantinople, no you can’t go back to Constantinople B7 Em B7Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works? EmThat’s nobody’s business but the Turks

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