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 hair and I rode straight away
To 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 rise
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 ain't necessary'

We set out that night for the cold in the North
I gave him my blanket and he gave me his word
I said, 'Where are we goin'?', he said we'd be back by the fourth
I said, 'That's the best news that I've ever heard'

I was thinkin' about turquoise, I was thinkin' about gold
I was thinkin' about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace
As we rode through the night and the devilish cold
I was thinkin' about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless

She told me that one day we would meet up again
Things would be different the next time we wed
If I only could hang on and just be her friend
I still don't remember the best things she said

We came to the pyramids all embedded in ice
Oh, you know, and nothin' in his eyes
He said, 'There's a body I'm tryin' to find
If I carry it out it'll bring a good price'

Broke into the tomb, the casket was empty
There were no jewels, no nothin', I felt I'd been had
When I knew that my partner was just bein' friendly
When I took up his offer I must-a been mad

The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous
We cut through the night and we cut through the dawn
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
But I made up my mind, I had to go on

I dragged his body and I dragged it outside
Dropped him in the hole and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied
Then I rode back to see Isis to tell her that 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 straight ahead

She said, 'Where ya been?', I said, 'Nowhere special'
She said, 'You look different', I said, 'Well, I guess'
She said, 'You been gone', I said, 'That's only natural'
She said, 'You gonna stay', I said, 'If you want me to, yeah'

Isis, oh, Isis, you 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
On the fifth day of May in the drizzlin' rain
On the fifth day of May in the drizzlin' rain
Fifth day of May in the drizzlin' rain