Children Go Where I Send Thee
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
One by one, one for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Two by two, two for Paul and Silas
I'm a gonna send thee
Three by three, three for the Hebrew children
And two for Paul and Silas
And one for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Four by four, four was the poor came knocking at the door
I'm a gonna send thee
Five by five, five for the gospel preachers
I'm a gonna send thee
Six by six, six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Seven by seven, seven for the seven who went up to heaven
I'm a gonna send thee
Eight by eight, eight for the eight who stood at the gate
And I'm a gonna send thee
Nine by nine, nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven who went up to heaven
Six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven who went up to heaven
Six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
One by one, one for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Two by two, two for Paul and Silas
I'm a gonna send thee
Three by three, three for the Hebrew children
And two for Paul and Silas
And one for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Four by four, four was the poor came knocking at the door
I'm a gonna send thee
Five by five, five for the gospel preachers
I'm a gonna send thee
Six by six, six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Seven by seven, seven for the seven who went up to heaven
I'm a gonna send thee
Eight by eight, eight for the eight who stood at the gate
And I'm a gonna send thee
Nine by nine, nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven who went up to heaven
Six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm a gonna send thee
Ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven who went up to heaven
Six for the six who couldn't be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four was the poor came knocking at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
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Writer(s): Traditional, Nick Lowe
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