[Verse]
Unaccustomed as I am to gettin' married
I am takin' this occasion here to say
That me and Adelaide, we finally named the day
Though she knows deep in her heart
I'm a phony and I'm a fake
She wants five children to start
Five's a difficult point to make

[Chorus]
But Adelaide, Adelaide
Ever-lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance on me
Takin' a chance I'll be respectable and nice
Give up the cards and dice
And go for shoes and rice
So gentlemen, deal me out
Do not try to feel me out
I got no more evenings free
Since Adelaide, Adelaide
Ever lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance
(Talk about your long shots)
Takin' a chance on me

[Piano Solo]
[Chorus]
So gentlemen, deal me out
Do not try to feel me out
I got no more evenings free
Since Adelaide, Adelaide
Ever lovin' Adelaide
Is takin' a chance
(Talk about your long shots)
Takin' a chance on me