Intro:
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He was born, born, born in Bethlehem. 

Vamp on D 4 bars - give an "Ahhhummmm...." halfway

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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 
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Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem 
 
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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 

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Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem. 

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Children go where I send thee.
how shall I send thee? 
I'm gonna send thee:

Twelve by twelve,  Twelve for the twelve disciples
Eleven by eleven,  Eleven for the eleven that went on to heaven
Ten by ten,        Ten for the ten commandments 
Nine by nine,      Nine for the nine that were just on time
Eight by eight,    Eight for the eight that stood at the gate 
Seven by seven,    Seven for the seven that came down from heaven
Six by six,        Six for the six that couldn't get fixed 
Five by five,      Five for the Gospel writers
Four by four,      Four for the four that stood at the door 
Three by three,    Three for the Hebrew children 
^                  Two for Paul and Silas
|                  One for the itty bitty baby
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Coda:
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Born of the Virgin Mary
Wrapped in the swaddling clothing
Laying in a lowly manger
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Who was born, born, born in Bethlehem. 
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He was born, born, born...[STOP] Born in Bethlehem.