I want to go home, I want to go home I want to go back to Adelaide It' s time for a change, don't want to be late It's probably night in Adelaide In a day or two, I'll be there asking for you To come back to Adelaide with me The weather there is so good. So pass me the phone, I'll go it alone I'll whistle my way to Adelaide There's no time to cry, I'll be there tonight The trains and the boats and planes are on time. But before I go, I'm knock-knocking on your front door Be sure to say good-bye to your friends And to all my friends back home. But before I go, I'm knock-knocking on your front door Be sure to say good-bye to your friends And to all my friends back home. Oh, Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight