" People Will Say We're In Love " is a song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play Oklahoma! (1943). In the original Broadway show, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts.

Plot context

Other characters believe that Laurey (Joan Roberts) and Curly (Alfred Drake) are in love. In this song, they warn each other not to act in a way that could cause problems, so people do not misunderstand their intentions. Neither person wants to tell the other how they really feel. At the end of the musical, the characters sing the song again after they become engaged, saying "Let people say we're in love." The entire group also sings this line in the final scene of the show.

Covers

This song has been performed by many artists, including instrumental versions. Three versions reached the Top 40 music charts: Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin (#2), Frank Sinatra (#3), and The Ink Spots (#11). The list of covers includes the following:

Adaptation

In 1959, the British composer Peter Dickinson used part of the music in his work called Monologue for String Orchestra. He mainly used the melody from the lyric "People will say we're in…".