Children Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

Children go where I send thee 

How shall I send thee? 

Well, I'm gonna send thee one by one 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Said He was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

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 

Said 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 itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Said He 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 for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, 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 for the five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Said He was born, 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 five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three, three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Children go where I send thee 

How shall I send thee? 

Well, I'm gonna send thee, seven by seven 

Seven for the seven who never got to heaven 

Six for the six that never got fixed 

Five for the five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

And one for the itty, bitty baby 

That was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Children go where I send thee 

How shall I send thee? 

Well, I'm gonna send thee, eight by eight 

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate 

Seven for the seven that never got to heaven 

Six for the six that never got fixed 

Five for the five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Said He was born, born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Well, children go where I send thee 

How shall I send thee? 

I'm gonna send thee, nine by nine 

Nine for the nine that dressed so fine 

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate 

Seven for the seven that never got to heaven 

Six for the six that never got fixed 

Five for the five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Said He was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

Well, children go where I send thee 

How shall I send thee? 

Well, I'm gonna send thee, ten by ten 

Ten for the ten commandments 

Nine for the nine that dressed so fine 

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate 

Seven for the seven that never got to heaven 

Six for the six that never got fixed 

Five for the five that stayed alive 

Four for the four that stood at the door 

Three for the Hebrew children 

Two for Paul and Silas 

One for the itty, bitty baby 

Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 

He was born, born, born, born in Bethlehem