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 Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger He was 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 He was 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 He 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 for the four that stood at the door Three for the Hebrew children Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty, baby He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, yeah Born, born, born, born, born Born, born, born, born He was born, born, born, born, born Born, born, born, born Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee ten by ten Ten for the ten commandments Nine for the nine who saw the signs Eight for the eight that stood at the gate Seven for the seven that went up 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, oh Yes, He was born, born He was born, born, born in Bethlehem He was born, He was born He was born, He was born Yes, He was, He was born He was born I said, He was born, He was born He was born, oh, oh, oh, yeah He was born, He was born He was born He was born, He was born He was born, He was He was born, He was born He was