Lyric discussion by Johny108 

Cover art for King Of May lyrics by Natalie Merchant

It's definitely a eulogy to Alan Ginsberg. He was crowned "King of May" in Prague, Czechoslovakia for a May day celebration in 1965 and shortly afterwards expelled from the country when his sexual orientation came to the attention of the authorities. The reference, "crazy mother's son" refers to his mother, Naomi, who suffered from a form of mental illness.