Children, Go Where I Send Thee

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee one by one,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send thee two by two,
Two was for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Oh, children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Yes, I'm gonna send thee three by three,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send thee four by four,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Oh, children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Yeh, I'm gonna send thee five by five,
Five was the Gospel Rider,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Yes, children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
Ooh, I'm gonna send thee six by six,
Six was the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five was the Gospel Rider,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Yes, children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Yes, I'm gonna send thee seven by seven,
Seven was the seven that came down from Heaven,
Six was the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five was the Gospel Rider,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Yeh, children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Yes, I'm gonna send thee eight by eight,
Eight was the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven was the seven that came down from Heaven,
Six was the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five was the Gospel Rider,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Oh, children, go where I send thee;
How shall I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee twelve by twelve,
Twelve was the twelve disciples,
Eleven was the eleven that went on to Heaven,
Ten was the Ten Commandments,
Nine was the nine that were just on time,
Eight was the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven was the seven that came down from Heaven,
Six was the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five was the Gospel Rider,
Four was the four that stood at the door,
Three was the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One was the little bitty baby, born by the Virgin Mary,
Wrapped in swaddling clothing,
Laid in a lowly manger.

He was born, born, born, born in Bethlehem.
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Oh, he was born, born, born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Oh, he was born in Bethlehem, born in Bethlehem.
Oh!

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