Lyrics:

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

I'm gonna send thee two by two.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

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

I'm gonna send thee four by four.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

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

I'm gonna send thee five by five.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by nine that dressed so fine.
Eight by the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the Ten Commandments.
Nine by nine that dressed so fine.
Eight by the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the eleven deriders.
Ten by the Ten Commandments.
Nine by nine that dressed so fine.
Eight by the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who 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 by the twelve apostles.
Eleven by the eleven deriders.
Ten by the Ten Commandments.
Nine by nine that dressed so fine.
Eight by the eight that stood at the gate.
Seven by the seven that went on to Heaven.
Six by the six who couldn't get fixed.
Five by the five who came back alive.
Four by the four that stood at the door.
Three by the Hebrew children.
Two by Paul and Silas.
One by the little bitty baby.
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Writer(s): Fascinato Jack, Ford Ernest J

Children Go Where I Send Thee
Tennessee Ernie Ford