Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
"Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be"


[Verse 2]
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day?"
Here's what my sweetheart said:

[Chorus]
"Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be"

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
"Que será, será
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be"


[Outro]
Que será, será

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“Que Sera, Sera” was featured in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year and topped the UK Pop Chart. It also reached #2 in the US, becoming Day’s last top 5 hit there.

Later, the song was featured in the 1988 dark comedy Heathers and the 2009 award-winning Australian stop-motion film Mary and Max.

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