Children go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
Go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send thee one by one
One for the little bitty baby
Born of the Virgin Mary
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee, how shall I send thee?
Go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee two by two
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Born of the Virgin Mary
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee?
Go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee three by three, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the itty bitty baby
Born of the Virgin Mary
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee?
Go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
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
Born of the Virgin Mary
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee?
Go where I send thee, How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee eight by eight, eight for the eight that stood at the gate
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
Born of the Virgin Mary
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem,
He was born...born in Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem