One for the Little Bitty Baby

[Verse 1]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send you one by one
One was the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 2]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm a-gonna send you two by two
Two for Paul and Silas
Once for the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 3]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send you three by three
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bеthlehem

[Verse 4]
Children, go whеre I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send you 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 little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 5]
Well, Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm a-gonna send you six by six
Six for the six that never got fixed
And five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 6]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Well, I'm gonna send you eight by eight
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to Heaven
And six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem

[Verse 7]
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send you ten by ten
Ten for the Ten Commandments
Nine for the nine all dressed so fine
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to Heaven
And six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem