A better way of looking at the words...


Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm will send thee one-by-one
well one was a little bitty baby
wrapped in swaddling clothing
lying in the manger,
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.

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

Three for the three men riding (or: the Hebrew children)

Four for the four that stood at the door

Five for the gospel preachers (or: the five that came back alive)

Six for the six that never got fixed

Seven for the seven that never got to Heaven

Eight for the eight that waited at the gate

Nine for the nine all dressed so fine (or: the nine that stood in the line)

Ten for the Ten Commandments

Eleven for the eleven deriders

Twelve for the twelve Apostles