Song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Originally performed by Doris Day for the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’, a remake of his 1934 film.
Kim Wilde sang the song in the UK TV program Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes on 17 August 2002, dressed as Doris Day.
Lyrics
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 just a child in school,
I asked my teacher, “What shall I try?
Should I paint pictures?
Should I sing songs?”
This was her wise reply:
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 grew up and fell in love,
I asked my lover, “What lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day?”
Here’s what my lover 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 pretty? 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.