Children, go where I send thee
-- How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee one by one
One for the little bitty baby
-- That was born, born
-- Born in Bethlehem
Children, 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 little bitty baybe
-- That was born, born
-- Born in Bethlehem

Three for the Hebrew children

Four for the four that stood at the door

Five for the gospel preachers

Six for the six that never got fixed

Seven for the seven that never got to heaven

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

Nine for the nine all dressed so fine

Ten for the ten commandments

Eleven for the eleven deriders

Twelve for the twelve Apostles