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Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Istanbul (Not Constantinople) that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now it's Turkish delight on movie night.
Original Lyrics:
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night.
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Piss and moan
or
Piss-i-mo
or
Piss-i-mo
Original Lyrics:
Istanbul
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
So if you've a chick in Constantinople.
Original Lyrics:
So if you've a date in Constantinople.
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
So if you've a tick in Constantinople.
Original Lyrics:
So if you've a date in Constantinople.
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steal the circus to life
Original Lyrics:
Now it's Turkish delight
The Four Lads', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steal the circus to life
Original Lyrics:
Still has turkish delight
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the Church.
Original Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the dirks.
Original Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the jerks.
Original Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

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