Doris Day - Que Sera, Sera Lyrics

Doris Day Lyrics

"Que Sera, Sera"
(feat. Jimmy Joyce children's choir)

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

Since I am just a boy at school
I asked my teacher, "What should 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?"
Guess 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, "Wait and see."

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

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Writer(s): Raymond B. Evans, Jay Livingston

This song was introduced in the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). Doris Day's character performs it in the film. This version won the 1956 Academy Award for "Best Original Song" under the title "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será)".

According to Paul Zollo's book "Songwriters On Songwriting", Jay Livingston told in 1987, "Hitchcock said that since Doris Day was a singer, they needed a song for her. He said, 'I can tell you what it should be about. She sings it to a boy. It should have a foreign title because Jimmy Stewart is a roving ambassador and he goes all over the world."

Doris Day sings a portion of "Que Sera Sera" to David Niven who plays her character's husband in the 1960 film "Please Don't Eat the Daisies". She sings it again in the 1966 film "The Glass Bottom Boat".

After reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100, "Que Sera, Sera" became Doris Day's signature song, and was used as the theme song of "The Doris Day Show" from 1968 to 1973.

2004 American Film Institute's survey "100 Years...100 Songs" ranked this song number 48 of top tunes in American cinema.

album: "With A Smile And A Song" (1964)

Doris Day - With A Smile And A Song album cover

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Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

The Lilac Tree (Perspicacity)

With A Smile And A Song

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