"Constantinople" video from Icky Flix, 2001
"Constantinople" is a track by The Residents, first released on 1978's Duck Stab! EP. It is now one of The Residents' most well known tracks, and is the opening track on the album Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen.
The track may have been intended for a music video in 1979, however it was never completed. In 2001, an entirely new computer-generated animated music video was made available on the Icky Flix DVD.
Lyrics
Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Here I come Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Here I come
All the leaves are off of the oak and All the sheep have followed the spoken Word, I'm coming, Constantinople Here I come So I stand out in the open All my friends are with you, I hope and Pray I'm coming, Constantinople Here I come
Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Here I come Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Here I come
I'm coming, I'm coming, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople Here I come Here I come, I'm coming Here I come, it's been a good life, Constantinople, but I'm ready I'm ready for you, so here I come I can't wait to get there I got to get there soon, Constantinople I'm coming with my head high I'm not coming on my knees I want to see you I got to be there now so here I come I'm wondering one more time Constantinople, here I come
Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Here I come Here I come, Constantinople Here I come, Constantinople I am coming, Constantinople Yeah