Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Originally recorded in 1970, this song was intended to be sung by Little Sister and subsequently released on their LP. The LP was shelved and Sly released it himself in 1973. Rose Stone does the vocals with Sly in the background.
[Verse 1: Rose Stone]
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 Sera, Sera
Whatever will be, will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Well well well
Que Sera, Que Sera, Que Sera
[Verse 2: Rose Stone]
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my lover, what will I be?
Will I be rich day after day? (Sing, Rose)
Here's how my lover said
[Chorus]
Que Sera, Sera
Whatever will be, will be, will be
Que Sera, Sera
Whatever will be, will be, will be
Oh oh, the future's not ours to see
Que Sera, Que Sera, Que Sera
Que Sera, Sera
Whatever will be, will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera, Que Sera, Que Sera
[Verse 3: Rose Stone]
Now I have children (well) of my own
They asked their mother, What will I be?
Will I be handsome? Will I be rich?
I tell them... (well, well, well, well)
[Chorus]
Que Sera, Sera
Que Sera, Sera
Que Sera, Sera
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) was written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans & Livingston & Evans.
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) was produced by Sly Stone.
Sly and the Family Stone released Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) on Sat Jun 30 1973.
“Que Sera, Sera” was a gift to Doris Day, Terry Melcher’s mother. […] Terry played her original version for me one day, and right away I could hear how it would sound. It was like the covers we did back at Winchester Cathedral. Take something old, make it new. We made it new. We slowed it down. We t...