He was born Louis Charles Robinson in Brenham, Texas. He generally worked with his harmonica playing brother, A. C. Robinson; in Texas in the 1930s and after World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the recorded a few times for small record labels. In 1968, he recorded his first sides for the World Pacific Records label, on Oakland Blues, a compilation album of artists from that city.[2]
Recorded primarily in San Francisco, California during the early 1970s, a few years before his death he cut the album Mojo In My Hand, a retrospective of his music, spotlighting his multi-instrumental skills - on guitar, fiddle and lap steel guitar.
Robinson played at the San Francisco Blues Festival in both 1973 and 1974. The following year, on his only visit to Europe, he was enjoyed in Sweden, although he was never widely known. He died of a heart attack in Berkeley, California in 1976, aged 61.
I've Got To Go
L.C. Good Rockin' Robinson Lyrics
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But I can weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
I've got my love to keep me warm
I can't remember a worse December
Just watch those icicles form!
Oh, what do I care if icicles form?
[Chorus]
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
I need no overcoat; I'm burning with love!
My heart's on fire; the flame grows higher
So I will weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
But I can weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
I've got my love to keep me warm
I can't remember a worse December
Just watch those icicles form!
What do I care if icicles form?
I've got my love to keep me warm
[Chorus]
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
But I can weather the storm, storm, storm
What do I care how much it may storm?
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
The lyrics to "I've Got to Go" by L.C. Good Rockin' Robinson are a testament to the power of love. The song begins with a description of bad weather, with snow falling and the wind blowing. But despite the storm, the singer expresses confidence that they can weather it because they have their love to keep them warm. This shows that the singer is not afraid of the challenges that life can bring as long as they have the love of their significant other to sustain them.
The second verse reiterates this sentiment, with the singer noting that they can't remember a worse December but that they don't care about the icicles forming outside because they have their love to keep them warm. The chorus reinforces the message of the power of love, with the singer shedding their overcoat and gloves because they are already burning with the warmth of their love.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the strength that comes from being in love. The singer is able to weather any storm and overcome any obstacle because they know that they have the love of their partner to support them.
Line by Line Meaning
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
The weather is terrible with snow and strong wind blowing harshly.
But I can weather the storm!
However, I am strong enough to endure the hard time.
What do I care how much it may storm?
I'm not concerned about the level of the storm because it doesn't matter to me.
I've got my love to keep me warm
I have someone special in my life who keeps me comfortable and loved.
I can't remember a worse December
I can recall no December in which the weather was worse than this.
Just watch those icicles form!
I can see the icicles forming due to the freezing temperature.
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
I'm so warm now that I don't need my overcoat and glove anymore.
I need no overcoat; I'm burning with love!
I don't need the overcoat as I feel warm due to the warmth of love.
My heart's on fire; the flame grows higher
My heart is full of love and the intensity of it just keeps on increasing.
So I will weather the storm!
Since my heart is filled with love, I can brave through any storm.
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
The terrible weather continues to persist with snow and strong wind blowing.
What do I care how much it may storm?
Regardless of how severe the storm may become, I am not concerned at all.
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
As long as I am with the person I love, I'm content and warm.
But I can weather the storm!
Despite the harsh weather conditions, I am tough enough to handle it all.
What do I care how much it may storm?
It doesn't matter to me how severe the storm is since I have love within me.
I've got my love to keep me warm
The love that I hold within me gives me comfort and warmth in the toughest of times.
The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing
The snowy and windy conditions are still prevailing.
But I can weather the storm, storm, storm
I am strong enough to handle the storm, no matter how intense it may become.
What do I care how much it may storm?
The storm does not bother me because I have love to keep me warm.
Oh, I've got my love to keep me warm
I am continuously reminded of the warmth and love that I have within me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Irving Berlin
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