laumont  +  830069 Wed, 22 Jul 09 03:01 PM Hello,     I would like to know the meaning of the expression "Stoned soul picnic" - It is a song by the soul group Fifth Dimension (from the 60's): (I also found elsewhere on the net the expression "Stone Souled Picnic")    "Can you surry,  can you picnic? Can you surry, can you picnic? Surry down to a stoned soul picnic Surry down to a stoned soul picnic There'll be lots of time and wine" [...]     Thank you, Laumont. laumont Joined on Thu, May 28 2009 New Member 21 Songs, Expressions, Music

	Mr Wordy  +  830363 Thu, 23 Jul 09 12:54 AM More to the point, what does "surry" mean? At  it sounds as if that really is what they're singing. How you spell it I have no idea, but a number of lyric sites do seem to go for "surry" (not that I really trust lyric sites to get spellings correct).   Anyway, back to "stoned soul picnic"... as far as I know (which may be not much) this means nothing more than the sum of its parts:   "stoned"  =  under the influence of recreational drugs "soul" = to do with soul music (and/or various other aspects of black American culture) "picnic" = outdoor event or party   So, it basically sounds like some sort of outdoor get-together where there's soul music, drinking and drug-taking going on. Mr Wordy Joined on Tue, May 27 2008 Senior Member 2,359 Native British English speaker Video, Writing, Colours, Countries, United States, American, Arts, Songs, Lyrics, Numbers, Music