Isis 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
For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong

I came to a high place of darkness and light
Dividing line ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
Went into 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 canyons, through the devilish cold
I was thinkin' about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless

How 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 can't remember all the best things she said

We came to the pyramids, all embedded in ice
He said, "There's a body I'm tryin' to find
If I carry it out it'll 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 wasn't 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 felt I'd been had
When I saw that my partner was just bein' friendly
When I took up his offer I musta 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,"That's only natural"
She said, "You gonna stay", I said, "If you want me to, yes"

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

Bob Dylan - Biograph

Aug 2002

1. Lay, Lady, Lay
2. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
3. If Not For You
4. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
5. I'll Keep It With Mine
6. The Times They Are A-Changin'
7. Blowin' In The Wind
8. Masters Of War
9. Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
10. Percy's Song
11. Mixed-Up Confusion (Single Version)
12. Tombstone Blues
13. Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
14. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
15. Like A Rolling Stone
16. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
17. Subterranean Homesick Blues
18. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Live)
19. Visions Of Johanna (Live)
20. Every Grain Of Sand
21. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
22. Mr. Tambourine Man
23. Dear Landlord
24. It Ain't Me, Babe
25. You Angel You
26. Million Dollar Bash
27. To Ramona
28. You're A Big Girl Now
29. Abandoned Love
30. Tangled Up In Blue
31. It'S All Over Now, Baby Blue (Live)
32. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Single Version)
33. Positively 4th Street (Single Version)
34. Isis (Live)
35. Jet Pilot
36. Caribbean Wind
37. Up To Me
38. Baby, I'm In The Mood For You
39. I Wanna Be Your Lover
40. I Want You
41. Heart Of Mine (Live)
42. On A Night Like This
43. Just Like A Woman
44. Romance In Durango (Live)
45. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
46. Gotta Serve Somebody
47. I Believe In You
48. Time Passes Slowly
49. I Shall Be Released
50. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
51. All Along The Watchtower
52. Solid Rock
53. Forever Young