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
Born of the virgin Mary
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 for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty - baby
Born of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children, go where I send thee
I'm gonna send you three by three
Three for the hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty - baby
Born of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children, go where I send thee
I'm gonna send you 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
Born of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
I'm gonna send you 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
Born of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

Ten for the Ten Commandments
Nine for the nine that dressed so fine
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that couldn't get to heaven
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed
Five the for 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 of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Born, born, born in Bethlehem