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GO WHERE I SEND YOU Sung by: The Southernaires of Black Recorded near Newport, AR Click here to listen to the original recording Well, how will you send me, Lord? I’m gonna send you one by one. One for the little bitty baby, Born by the Virgin Mary, Wrapped him in swaddling clothes and Laid him in a horse's manger. What you gonna to call that stranger? Call him Immanuel, savior, Was born, born in Bethlehem. And go where I send you. Tell me, how will you send me, Lord? I’m gonna send you two by two. Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little bitty baby, Born by the Virgin Mary, Wrapped him in swaddling clothes and Laid him in a horse's manger. What you gonna call that stranger? Call him Immanuel, savior, Was born, born in Bethlehem. Then go where I send you. Oh, oh, oh, how will you send me, Lord? I’m a-gonna send you three by three. Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little bitty baby, Born by the Virgin Mary. Wrapped him in a swaddling clothes and Laid him in a horse's manger. What you gonna call that stranger? Call him Immanuel, savior, Was born, born in Bethlehem. And go where I send you. Oh, oh, oh, how will you send me, Lord? I’m gonna send you twelve by twelve. Twelve for the twelve disciples, Eleven for the eleven . . . Ten for the Ten Commandments, Nine for the nine that dressed so fine, Eight for the eight that stood at the gate, Seven for the seven came down from Heaven, Six for the six that never got fixed, Five for the . . . Four for the poor that . . . that door Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little bitty baby, Born by the Virgin Mary, Wrapped him in swaddling clothes and Laid him in a horse's manger, What you gonna to call that stranger? Call him Immanuel, savior, Was born, born in Bethlehem. |
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