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.