Lyrics

[Intro] I said, children [Verse 1] Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? Go where I send thee, yeah How shall I send thee? Say, I'm gonna send thee one by one One for the little bitty baby Who was born to the virgin Mary Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem Bethlehem, Bethlehem [Verse 2] Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? Go where I send thee, yeah How shall I send thee? Say, I'm gonna send thee two by two Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty baby Who was born to the virgin Mary Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem Bethlehem, Bethlehem [Verse 3] Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? Say, go where I send thee, yeah How shall I send thee? Say, I'm gonna send thee three by three Three for the Hebrew children Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty baby Who was born to the virgin Mary Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem Bethlehem, Bethlehem [Verse 4] Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? Say, go where I send thee, yeah How shall I send thee? Say, I'm gonna send thee four by four Four for the four who stood at the door Three for the Hebrew children Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty baby Who was born to the virgin Mary Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem Bethlehem, Bethlehem [Verse 5] Children, go where I send thee How shall I send thee? Say, go where I send thee, yeah How shall I send thee? Say, I'm gonna thee eight by eight Eight for the eight who stood at the door Four for the four who stood at the door Three for the Hebrew children Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty baby Who was born to the virgin Mary Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem He was born Oh, born in Bethlehem Bethlehem, Bethlehem