Elmo's World/Istanbul Not Constantinople (by They Might Be Giants)

Cast

 * Mr. Johnson, Groucho Marx Muppet, Cyranose de Bergerac, Geppetto and Old MacDonald as They Might Be Giants

Lyrics
Mr. Johnson: 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

Groucho Marx Muppet: Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I 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, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks

Cyranose de Bergerac: Istanbul (Istanbul) Istanbul (Istanbul)

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

Geppetto: 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

Old MacDonald: 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

Istanbul