Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send you one by one
One for the little bitty baby
Wrapped in swaddling clothing
Lying in a manger
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send you two by two
Two was Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Wrapped in swaddling clothing
Lying in a manger
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send you three by three
Three was the Hebrew children
Two was Paul and Silas
One was a little bitty baby
Wrapped in swaddling clothing
Lying in a manger
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee Ten by ten
Ten was the ten commandments
Nine was the nine that stood in the line
Eight was the eight that waited at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six that never got fixed
Five was the five that came back alive
Four the four that stood at the door
Three was the Hebrew children
Two was Paul and Silas
One was a little, bitty baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.