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

What will be, will be

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours to, see

What will be, will be

What will be, will be

When I grew up and fell in love

I asked my sweetheart

What lies ahead

Will we have, rainbow

Day after day

Here's what my sweetheart said

What will be, will be

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours to, see

What will be, will be

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 of night to day

I tell them tenderly

What will be, will be

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours to, see

What will be, will be

What will be, will be