Que sera, seradoris dayit was written by jay livingston and ray evans for alfred hitchcock's 1956 re-make of his 1934 film "the man who knew too much" starring doris day andjames stewart.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 will 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 sweetheart, "what lies ahead?will we have rainbowsday 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. que sera, sera!"