| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How should I send thee?
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| Well I’m gonna send them one by one
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| One for the little bitty baby
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| He was born born he was born in Bethlehem.
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How should I send thee?
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| Well I’m gonna send them two by two
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| Two for Paul 'n' Silas
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| One for the little bitty baby
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| He was born born he was born in Bethlehem.
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Well I’m gonna send them three by three
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| Three’s for the Hebrew children
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| Two for Paul and Silas
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| One for the little bitty baby
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| He was born born he was born in Bethlehem.
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Well I’m gonna send them six by six
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| Six for the six who never got fixed
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| Five for the Gospel Preachers
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| Four for the four who stood at the door
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| Three’s for the Hebrew children
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| Two for Paul and Silas
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| One for the little bitty baby
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| He was born born (whoa) he was born in Bethlehem.
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Oh now I’m gonna send them eight by eight
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| Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
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| Seven for the seven who never got to Heaven
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| And six for the six that never got fixed
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| Five for the Gospel Preachers
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| Four for the four who stood at the door
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| Three for the Hebrew children
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| Two for Paul and Silas
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| One for the little bitty baby
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| He was born (baby) born he was born in Bethlehem.
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Hey baby I’m gonna send them ten by ten
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| Ten’s for the Ten Commandments
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| Nine for the nine who dressed so fine
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| Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
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| And seven for the seven who never got to Heaven
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| And six for the six who never got fixed
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| Five for the Gospel Preachers
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| Four for the four who stood at the door
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| Three’s for the Hebrew children
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| Two for Paul and Silas
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| And one for the little bitty baby
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| He was born (yeah yeah) born he was born in Bethlehem.
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| (was born in Bethlehem)
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How should I send thee?
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| Children go where I send thee
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| Tell me how shall I send thee?
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| (oh yeah)
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How should I send thee?
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| Children go where I send thee
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| How shall I send thee?
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| Take the children (children) |