A traditional spiritual with a meaning for each number. I have placed the meaning next to the verses in parentheses.
Lyrics:
[E] Children go [A] where I [E] send [A] thee
[E] How [A] shall I [E] send [A] thee?
[E] I’m gonna [A] send thee [E] one by one [A]
[E] One for the [A] Little Bitty [A] Baby
[E] Who was born, [A] born, [E] born in [B7] Bethlehem [E]
[E] How [A] shall I [E] send [A] thee?
[E] I’m gonna [A] send thee [E] one by one [A]
[E] One for the [A] Little Bitty [A] Baby
[E] Who was born, [A] born, [E] born in [B7] Bethlehem [E]
Two for Paul and Silas
Three for the Hebrew children
Four for the four who stood at the door (Mathew Mark Luke and John)
Five for the Gospel preachers (Mathew Mark Luke and John and all Gospel preachers)
Six for the jars where the wine was mixed (Miracle at the wedding feast at Cana)
Seven for the seven who came from Heaven (Seven-fold Spirit of God)
Eight for the eight who sealed their fate (The eight people who entered Noah’s Ark)
Nine for the ninety-nine in line (Those waiting while the Good Shepard sought His one lost sheep)
Ten for the ten commandments
Eleven for the eleven who went to Heaven (The eleven disciples minus Judas Iscariot)
Twelve for the twelve Apostles