vimeo/61341838 ISIS Bob Dylan 1970s I married Isis on the fifth day of May But I could not hold on to her very long So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong I came to a high place of darkness and light The dividing line ran through the center of town I hitched up my pony to a post on the right Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down A man in the corner approached me for a match I knew right away he was not ordinary He said, Are you lookin for somethin easy to catch? I said, I got no money. He said, That aint necessary We set out that night for the cold in the North I gave him my blanket, he gave me his word I said, Where are we goin? He said well be back by the fourth I said, Thats the best news that Ive ever heard I was thinkin about turquoise, I was thinkin about gold I was thinkin about diamonds and the worlds biggest necklace As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold I was thinkin about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless Now she told me that one day we would meet up again And things would be different the next time we wed If I only could hang on and just be her friend I still cant remember all the best things she said We came to the pyramids all embedded in ice He said, Theres a body Im tryin to find If I carry it out itll bring a good price Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind The wind it was howlin and the snow was outrageous We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn When he died I was hopin that it wasnt contagious But I made up my mind that I had to go on I broke into the tomb, but the casket was empty There was no jewels, no nothin, I thought Id been had When I saw that my partner was just bein friendly When I took up his offer I must have been mad I picked up his body and I dragged him inside Threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied Then I rode back to find Isis just to tell her I love her She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes I cursed her one time then I rode on ahead She said, Where ya been? I said, No place special She said, You look different. I said, Well, I guess She said, You been gone. I said, its only natural She said, You gonna stay? I said, If you want me to, Yes Isis, oh, Isis, youre a mystical child What drives me to you is what drives me insane I still can remember the way that you smiled On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain
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