See lyrics of “Children Go Where I Send thee” below, it was made Popular by the Blues Duo Dennis Crampton and Robert Summers in 1936, and The Weavers in 1951.
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m gonna send thee one by one:
One for the little bitty baby.
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.
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m gonna send thee three by three:
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little bitty baby.
Born, born
Born in Bethlehem.
I’m gonna send thee four by four:
Four for the four that stood at the door…
I’m gonna send thee five by five:
Five for the gospel preachers…
I’m gonna send thee six by six:
Six for the six that never got fixed…
I’m gonna send thee seven by seven:
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven…
I’m gonna send thee eight by eight:
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate…
I’m gonna send thee nine by nine:
Nine for the nine all dressed so fine…
I’m gonna send thee ten by ten:
Ten for the ten commandments…
I’m gonna send thee eleven by eleven:
Eleven for the eleven deriders…
I’m gonna send thee twelve by twelve:
Twelve for the twelve Apostles.
About Children Go Where I Send thee Song
The song “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” is a traditional African-American spiritual, and its exact authorship is unknown. It is believed to have descended from the English folk song “The Twelve Apostles.
” The earliest known commercial recording of the song was made by the blues duo Dennis Crampton and Robert Summers in 1936. It gained further popularity when recorded by The Weavers in 1951, which helped to bring the song into the mainstream