Bayou is about looking out over a river on a summer night, where even the water seems  to flow slowly through the thick heat. It is about women with strong hands and bright dresses who move together to an unknown rhythm. It is about crickets chirping in the  woods and hoping for rain. This is also a song about making music with people, about  friends getting together to relax and play. The rhythms interlock and play off of each  other, just like the people. When you see it done, it makes you want to join in too.