| Chorus:
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| Children go where I send thee, how shall I send thee
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| Hey Hey, my Lord and Lord
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| Well I’m gonna send thee three by three
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| Three for the Hebrew Children
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| Two for the Paul and Silas
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| One for the little-bitty baby
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| That’s born, born, born in Bethlehem
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| Hey Hey, my Lord and Lord
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| I’m a gonna buy three hunting dogs
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| One for to run, one for to shout,
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| One for to talk to when I go out
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| (Chorus)
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| Well I’m gonna send thee six by six,
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| Six for the six that never got fixed
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| Five for the five that stayed alive
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| Four for the four that stood at the door
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| Three for the Hebrew Children
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| Two for the Paul and Silas
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| One for the little-bitty baby
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| That’s born, born, born in Bethlehem
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| Hey Hey, my Lord and Lord
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| I’m gonna buy three muley cows
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| One for to milk,
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| One to plow my corn
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| One for to pray on Christmas morn
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| (Chorus)
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| Well I’m gonna send thee nine by nine
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| Nine for the nine that dressed so fine
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| Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
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| Seven for the seven that came from heaven
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| Six for the six that never got fixed
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| Five for the five that stayed alive
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| Four for the four that stood at the door
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| Three for the Hebrew Children
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| Two for the Paul and Silas
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| One for the little-bitty baby
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| That’s born, born, born in Bethlehem
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| Hey Hey, my Lord and Lord,
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| I’m a-gonna buy three little blue birds
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| One for to weep,
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| One for to mourn,
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| One for to pray when I am gone. |