[Verse 1]
Hey, yeah
Children go where I send you
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you one by one
One for the little bitty - baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 2]
Children go where I send you
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you two by two
Two for Paul and - Silas
One for the little bitty - baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 3]
Children go where I send you
Oh, how shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you 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 little bitty - baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
[Verse 4]
Children go where I send you
Oh, how shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you six by six
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed
Five for the gospel preacher
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
Born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 5]
Children go where I send you
Oh, how shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you eight by eight
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven to the seven that came down from heaven
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed
Five for the gospel preacher
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
One for the little bitty baby
One for the little bitty baby
[Outro]
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Two, three, four....