REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee, and he's saying
How in the world will you send me?
I'm a-gonna send them one by one
'Cause the one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee
How in the world will you send them?
I'm a-gonna send them two by two
For the two was Paul and Silas
And the one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee
How in the world will you send them?
I'm a-gonna send them three by three
'Cause the three were the Hebrew children
And two was-a Paul and Silas
And one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee
How in the world will you send them?
I'm a-gonna send them four by four
For the four was the four that stood at the door
Three was the Hebrew children
And two was-a Paul and Silas
And one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee
How in the world will you send them?
I'm a-gonna send them five by five
For the five was the Gospel preachers
And four was the four that stood in the door
And three was the Hebrew children
And two was-a Paul and Silas
And one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
REFRAIN: Then go, I will send thee
How in the world will you send them?
I'm a-gonna send them six by six
For six was the six that couldn't get fixed
And five was the Gospel preachers
And four was the four that stood at the door
And three was the Hebrew children
And two was-a Paul and Silas
And one was Mary's little baby
Born in Bethlehem
NOTE:
Dennis Crumpton was a gospel singer and guitarist, who in the company of Robert Summers recorded for ARC in 1936.