Isis (S.I.R. Studio Rehearsals, Oct. 21, 1975) Lyrics

I married Isis on the fifth day of May
But I could not hold on to her very long
So I cut off my head and I rode straight away
For the wild and low country where I could not go wrong
I came to a high place of darkness and light
A dividing line ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
And went into a laundry for to wash my clothes down
A man in the corner approached me for a match
I knew right away that he wasn't ordinary
He said, "Are you lookin' for somethin' easy to catch?"
He said, "I got no woman or money," he said, "That ain't necessary"
He said, "It's about turquoise," I was thinkin' about gold
I was thinkin' about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace
As we rode through the canyons through the devilish cold
I was thinkin' about Isis, how she always thought I was so reckless
We came to the caverns all embedded in ice
He said, "There's a body that I'm tryin' to find
If I carry it out, it'll bring a good price"
That's when I knew exactly 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 wasn't contagious
But I made up my mind right then and there that I had to go on
I picked up his body and I dragged him inside
Threw him down in a hole and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied
I rode back to find Isis just to tell her that I loved her
She was there in the meadow where the creeks 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 touched her out one time, then I rode on ahead
Oh, Isis, oh, Isis, you're 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 drizzlin' rain