Children, go where I send thee
 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Well, I'm gonna send them one by one
 One for the little bitty baby

 He was born, born
 He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How should I send thee?
 Well, I'm gonna send them two by two
 Two for Paul and Silas
 One for the little bitty baby

 He was born, born
 He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Well, I'm gonna send them three by three
 Three for the Hebrew children
 Two for Paul and Silas
 One for the little bitty baby

 He was born, born
 He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Well, I'm gonna send them six by six
 Six for the six who never got fixed
 Five for the gospel preachers

 Four for the four that stood at the door
 Three for the Hebrew children
 Two for Paul and Silas
 One for the little bitty baby

 He was born, born
 Whoa, He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 And I'm gonna send them eight by eight
 Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
 Seven for the seven who never got to heaven
 And six for the six that never got fixed

 Five for the gospel preachers
 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

 He was born, born
 Baby, He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 And baby, I'm gonna send them ten by ten
 Ten for the [bad word] 
 And nine for the nine who dressed so fine

 Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
 And seven for the seven who never got to heaven
 And six for the six who never got fixed
 Five for the gospel preachers

 Four for the four that stood at the door
 Three for the Hebrew children
 Two for Paul and Silas
 And one for the little bitty baby

 He was born, born
 Yeah, yeah, He was born in Bethlehem
 He was born in Bethlehem

 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?
 Children, go where I send thee
 Tell me, how should I send thee? Oh yeah
 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Children, go where I send thee
 Children, go where I send thee
 Children, go where I send thee
 Children, go where I send thee
 How shall I send thee?

 Take the children
 Children, go where I send thee