Traditional
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you one by one,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you four by four,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you six by six,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you eight by eight,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven for the seven came down from heaven,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, one for the little biddy baby,
One for the little biddy baby. He was born, born,......
He was born in Bethlehem.(Words & music: Fred Wise / Ben Weisman / Dolores Fuller)
Listen, little lady, you're steppin' out of line,
What's your hurry baby, you got a lot of time,
Well that's not love you feel, it's only make believe,
Watch out, you'll break the heart you're wearing on you sleeve.
Cheating with your kisses,
You think you know it all,
Old worry gonna get you, you're riding for a fall
Better slow it down, I see a danger sign,
‘Cause the way you're steppin' around
You're steppin' out of line,
You're steppin' out of line.
You're cheating with your kisses,
You think you know it all,
Old worry gonna get you, you're riding for a fall
Better slow it down, I see a danger sign,
‘Cause the way you're steppin' around
You're steppin' out of line,
You're steppin' out of line.
You're steppin' out of line,
Well, you're steppin' out of line.
Recorded: 1961/03/22, first released on Pot Luck