Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it I can't say; People just liked it better that way. Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's… - Jimmy Kennedy

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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.
Why they changed it I can't say;
People just liked it better that way.
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!