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1. Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee? 
   Well, I'm gonna send thee one by one 
   One for the little bitty baby 

Refrain
                  A     E       B7    E
   Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 
                      A     E       B7    E
   Said he was born, born, born in Bethlehem 
 
2. Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee? 
   Hey, I'm gonna send thee two by two 
   Two for Paul and Silas 
   One for the itty bitty baby 
   Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem. 

3. Children go where I send thee: how shall I send thee? 
   I'm gonna send the: three by three, 
   Three for the Hebrew children 
   (*repeat, singing verses in descending order*)

4. Four by four, four for the four that stood at the door 

5. Five by five, five for the five that stayed alive 

6. Six by six, six for the six that never got fixed 

7. Seven by seven, seven for the seven who never got to heav'n 

8. Eight by eight, eight for the eight that stood at the gate 

9. Nine by nine, nine for the nine that dressed so fine 

10. Ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments 

Ending
           E     A     B7
   He was born, born, born
    E       B7    E
   born in Bethlehem.