Children, Go Where I Send Thee - Mary Chapin Carpenter

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

Wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger

He 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, baby

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children, 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 little bitty, baby

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children, go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

Well, 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 little bitty, baby

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem, yeah

Born, born, born, born, born

Born, born, born, born

He was born, born, born, born, born

Born, born, born, born

Children, go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee five by five

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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee six by six

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee seven by seven

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children 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

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee nine by nine

Nine for the nine who saw the signs

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee ten by ten

Ten for the ten commandments

Nine for the nine who saw the signs

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee eleven by eleven

Eleven for the eleven who couldn’t get to heaven

Ten for the ten commandments

Nine for the nine who saw the signs

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee

How shall I send thee?

I’m gonna send thee twelve by twelve

Twelve for the twelve who couldn’t get help

Eleven for the eleven who couldn’t get to heaven

Ten for the ten commandments

Nine for the nine who saw the signs

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

Seven for the seven that went up to heaven

Six for the six that 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, oh

Yes, He was born, born

He was born, born, born in Bethlehem

He was born, He was born

He was born, He was born

Yes, He was, He was born

He was born

I said, He was born, He was born

He was born, oh, oh, oh, yeah

He was born, He was born

He was born

He was born, He was born

He was born, He was

He was born, He was born

He was