[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall 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
[Verse 3]
Children, go where I send thee (My Lord)
How shall I send thee? (My Lord)
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
[Verse 4]
Children, go where I send thee (My Lord)
How shall I send thee? (My Lord)
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 (He was born), born in Bethlehem
[Bridge]
Yeah, yeah, oh, oh oh, ooh ooh
Oh oh yeah, yeah
He was born, born, born born born
Born born born, born
He was born, born born born, born born born
Born born born, born
[Verse 5]
Children, go where I send thee (My Lord)
How shall I send thee? (My Lord)
I'm gonna send thee ten by ten (By ten by ten)
Ten for the ten commandments (Nine by nine)
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that went up to heaven (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, oh
(Wrapped in swaddling clothing lying in a manger)
Yes, He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Outro]
He was born, He was born
He was born, He was born
Yes, He was (Born, born, born)
He was born (Born, born, born)
He was born (Born, born, born, born, born, born)
I said He was born (Born, born, born, born, born, born)
He was born (Born, born, born, born, born, born, born, born)
He was born (Born, born, born, born, born, born, born, born)
Oh (Born born born born, born born born born)
Oh, oh (Born born born born, born born born born)
Born born born born, born born born born
Born born born born, born born born born
Yeah (Born), He was born (Born), He was born
He was born (He was born)
Hey (He was born, He was born, He was born)
(He was born, He was born) Hey