| Song | Children Go Where I Send Thee |
| Artist | Peter, Paul & Mary |
| Album | A Holiday Celebration |
| Children go where i send thee:how shall i send thee? | |
| Well, i'm gonna send thee one by one | |
| One for the little 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. | |
| Children go where i send thee: how shall i send thee? | |
| (*repeat, singing verses in descending order*) | |
| I'm gonna send the: | |
| Three by three, three for the hebrew children | |
| Four by four, four for the four that stood at the door | |
| Five by five, five for the five that stayed alive | |
| Six by six, six for the six that never got fixed | |
| Seven by seven, seven for the seven who never got to heav'n | |
| Eight by eight, eight for the eight that stood at the gate | |
| Nine by nine, nine for the nine that dressed so fine | |
| Ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments | |
| He was born, born, born in bethlehem. |
| Children go where i send thee: how shall i send thee? | |
| Well, i' m gonna send thee one by one | |
| One for the little 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. | |
| Children go where i send thee: how shall i send thee? | |
| repeat, singing verses in descending order | |
| I' m gonna send the: | |
| Three by three, three for the hebrew children | |
| Four by four, four for the four that stood at the door | |
| Five by five, five for the five that stayed alive | |
| Six by six, six for the six that never got fixed | |
| Seven by seven, seven for the seven who never got to heav' n | |
| Eight by eight, eight for the eight that stood at the gate | |
| Nine by nine, nine for the nine that dressed so fine | |
| Ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments | |
| He was born, born, born in bethlehem. |