Note: This is the entire song.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee one by one.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee two by two.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee three by three.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee four by four.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee five by five.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee six by six.
Six was the six that didn't get fixed.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee seven by seven.
Seven was the seven that didn't get to Heaven.
Six was the six that didn't get fixed.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee eight by eight.
Eight was the eight that waited at the gate.
Seven was the seven that didn't get to Heaven.
Six was the six that didn't get fixed.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee nine by nine.
Nine was the nine that stood in the line.
Eight was the eight that waited at the gate.
Seven was the seven that didn't get to Heaven.
Six was the six that didn't get fixed.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send thee.
(Oh Lordy) How will I send thee?
Oh, I'm gonna send thee ten by ten.
Ten was the Ten Commandments.
Nine was the nine that stood in the line.
Eight was the eight that waited at the gate.
Seven was the seven that didn't get to Heaven.
Six was the six that didn't get fixed.
Five was the five that came back alive.
Four was the four that stood at the door.
Three was the Hebrew children.
Two was Paul and Silas.
One was a little bitty baby.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.