Whatever you are you're going to be
Whatever you are is all right with me
You're going to be what you want anyway
These are the words I heard my father say
When I was a young girl and shy of men
He said when you're ready you'll know just when
And when I was taken and thrown away
There wasn't a reason to face the day

And he said:
Whatever you are you're going to be
Whatever you are is all right with me
You're going to be what you want anyway
These are the words I heard my father say

My father soul is clear and easy
And though he's gone, he lives in my heart
When I go wrong I swear he sees me
And he smiles for a start and he says:

Whatever you are I'm here by your side
My life is a rope that won't come untied
Oh I'm going to stand by you right or wrong
These are the words within my father's song