Children Go Where I send Thee, from Family Christmas Online™

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Children go, where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children go, where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children go, where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to send thee three by three,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children go, where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I'm going to 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 was born, born, born in Bethlehem.

The following numbers are added in as the song goes on (the following lyrics are frequently revised by the singer, so please don't be angry if this isn't quite the version you know).

Five for the Gospel preachers

Six for the jars of Cana

Seven for the seven who came from Heaven

Eight for the eight who sealed their fate

Nine for the nine got left behind.

Ten for the ten commandments

'Leven for the 'leven who went to Heaven

Twelve for the twelve apostles.

At the other end of the song, the lines about the Baby can grow if you want them to. Examples are:

After a few verses you can go to:

One for the little bitty baby, was wrapped in swaddling clothing, was born, etc.

Then after a few more verses, go to:

One for the little bitty baby, was wrapped in swaddling clothing, laid in a hard old manger, was born, etc.

At the end you can go to:

One for the little bitty baby, was wrapped in swaddling clothing, laid in a hard old manger, Son of the Virgin Mary, was born, etc.