Songwriter: Bob Dylan

Well, 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
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

Well, 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 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

Well, I picked up his body and I dragged him inside
I threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer and then I felt satisfied
I rushed back to find Isis just to tell her I love her

She was there in the meadow where the creek hits the rise
Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed
I came in from the east with the sun in my eyes
I cursed it one time then I rode on ahead

Well, I said, "Where ya been?" She said, "No place special."
She said, "You look different." I said, "Well, I guess."
She said, "You been gone." I said, "It's only natural."
She said, "You gonna stay?" I said, "If you want me to, yes."

Oh, Isis, oh, Isis, you a mystical child
What drives me to you is what drives me insane
I can remember in the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May in the drizzlin' rain

The White Stripes

The White Stripes were a 2000’s rock duo from Detroit, consisting of Jack White and Meg White. They had a sound that mixed classic blues with smart, boisterous, and vibrant punk-rock.

The group became rock stars and Grammy winners in only a few short years. Assisting in that transition was intrigue.

The pair was a once-married couple who pretended to be siblings and, for a while, insisted on dressing in alternating red and white outfits. The chaffing riffs that drove the duo’s best tracks, such as 2003’s Seven Nation Army, testify to the importance of rock’s abrasive and experimental nature.