Well, she was standin' by my dressing room after the show
 
 Asked me 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 o' 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
 
 And I said: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, sure is a tragic tale
 
 Because five short minutes o' lovin'
 
 Done brought me twenty long years in jail 
  
 
 Well, then the judge and the jury sat me in a room
 
 They say that robbin' the cradle is worse than robbin' the tomb
 
 And I said: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-wee, sure is a tragic tale, wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it
 
 Because five short minutes o' lovin'
 
 Done brought me twenty long years in jail 
  
 
 Well, 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
 
 And I'll say: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-wee, sure was a tragic tale (wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it)
 
 Because five short minutes o' lovin'
 
 Done brought me twenty long years in jail
 
 Because five short minutes o' lovin'
 
 Done brought me twenty long years in jail