Children go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee
Three by three
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee
Four by four
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
3 for the Hebrew children,
2 for Paul and Silas,
1 for the little bitty baby,
Born, born, born in Bethlehem,
Children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee 5 by 5,
5 for the Gospel preachers,
4 for the poor that stood at the door,
3 for the Hebrew children,
2 for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee six by six
Six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee,
how shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee seven by seven,
Seven for the seven that
never went to heaven,
Six for the six that never got fixed,
Five for the gospel preachers,
Four for the four that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem,
Children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to send thee eight by eight.
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven for the seven that
never went to heaven.
Six for the six that never got fixed.
Five for the gospel preachers.
Four for the four that stood at the door.
Three for the Hebrew children.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee nine by nine,
Nine for the nine that dress so fine,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven for the seven that
never went to heaven,
Six for the six that never got fixed,
Five for the gospel preachers,
Four for the four that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby.
Boy, boy, boy in Bethlehem,
Children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to send thee ten by ten,
Ten for the Ten Commandments,
Nine for the man that dressed so fine,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven for the seven that
never went to heaven,
Six for the six that never got fixed,
Five for the gospel preachers,
Four for the four that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem