Children Go Where I Send Thee

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1. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
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   well I'm gonna send thee one by one 
   one for the little bitty baby 
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   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
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   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
2. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   hey I'm gonna send thee two by two 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
3. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee three by three 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
4. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   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 itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
5. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee five by five 
   five for the five that stayed alive 
   four for the four that stood at the door 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
6. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee six by six 
   six for the six that never got fixed 
   five for the five that stayed alive 
   four for the four that stood at the door 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
7. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee seven by seven 
   seven for the seven who never got to heav'n 
   six for the six that never got fixed 
   five for the five that stayed alive 
   four for the four that stood at the door 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
8. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee eight by eight 
   eight for the eight that stood at the gate 
   seven for the seven who never got to heav'n 
   six for the six that never got fixed 
   five for the five that stayed alive 
   four for the four that stood at the door 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
9. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
   well I'm gonna send thee nine by nine 
   nine for the nine that dressed so fine 
   eight for the eight that stood at the gate 
   seven for the seven who never got to heav'n 
   six for the six that never got fixed 
   five for the five that stayed alive 
   four for the four that stood at the door 
   three for the Hebrew children 
   two for Paul and Silas 
   one for the itty bitty baby 
   who was born born born in Bethlehem 
   said he was born born born in Bethlehem. 
10. Children go where I send thee how shall I send thee 
    well I'm gonna send thee ten by ten 
    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 who never got to heav'n 
    six for the six that never got fixed 
    five for the five that stayed alive 
    four for the four that stood at the door 
    three for the Hebrew children 
    two for Paul and Silas 
    one for the itty bitty baby 
    who was born born born in Bethlehem 
    said he was born born born in Bethlehem.