Children, go where I send thee
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you one-by-one,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you two-by-two,
Two's for Paul and Silas,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you three-by-three,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Two's for Paul and Silas,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you four-by-four,
Four's for the Gospel makers,
Three's for the Holy Trinity,
Two's for Paul and Silas,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you five-by-five,
Five for the foolish virgins,
Four's for the Gospel makers,
Three's for the Holy Trinity,
Two's for Paul and Silas,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
I'm gonna send you six-by-six,
Six days God did labour.
I'm gonna send you seven-by-seven,
Seven for the loaves and fishes.
I'm gonna send you eight-by-eight,
Eight for the sons of Jesse1.
I'm gonna send you nine-by-nine,
Nine feet high, Goliath.
I'm gonna send you ten-by-ten,
Ten for the Ten Commandments.
I'm gonna send you eleven-by-eleven,
Eleven for eleven stars in the sky2.
Children, go where I send thee
Where will you send me?
I'm gonna send you twelve-by-twelve,
Twelve for the Twelve Disciples,
Eleven for eleven stars in the sky,
Ten for the Ten Commandments,
Nine feet high, Goliath,
Eight for the sons of Jesse,
Seven for the loaves and fishes,
Six days God did labour,
Five for the foolish virgins,
Four's for the Gospel makers,
Three's for the Holy Trinity,
Two's for Paul and Silas,
One's for the little bitty baby,
Was born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
