Well, she was standing by my dressing room after the show   Asking for my autograph and asked if she could go   Back to my motel room but the rest is just a tragic tale      Because five short minutes of lovin'   Done brought me twenty long years in jail      Well, like a fool in a hurry, I took her to my room   She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune   Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale      Because five short minutes of lovin'   Done brought me twenty long years in jail      Well, then a judge and a jury sat me in a room   They say that robbin' the cradle is worse than robbin' the tomb   Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale      Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it      Because five short minutes of lovin'   Done brought me twenty long years in jail      And when I get out of this prison, gonna be forty-five   I'll know, I used to like to do it but I won't remember why   I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale      Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it      Because five short minutes of lovin'   Done brought me twenty long years in jail      Because five short minutes of lovin'   Done brought me twenty long years in jail