QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE)

Doris Day's original version

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Page last updated: 15 Dec 2008

Music by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans, QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) is originally by Doris Day who originally released it in 1956.

The song was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much, with Doris Day and James Stewart in the lead roles. Day's recording of the song for Columbia Records (catalog number 40704) was a hit in both the United States -- where it made it to number two on the Billboard charts -- and the United Kingdom. From 1968 to 1973, it was the theme song for the situation comedy The Doris Day Show, becoming her signature song.

It reached the Billboard magazine charts in July 1956. The song received the 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song with the alternative title "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)".

Bruce Springsteen performed the song once, on 18 Sep 1982 at Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ, with Dave Edmunds and his band. Check out the live 18 Sep 1982 version for more details.

Most of the above info is taken from Wikipedia.