as the heroine and Howard Keel as "Wild Bill" Hickok. The film had
many energetic numbers but only one romantic piece, "Secret Love."
This ballad was a 1953 Oscar winner and a top-selling recording by
Doris Day. It was the most enduring item in the film score.
Once I had a Secret Love
That lived within the heart of me
All too soon my Secret Love
Became impatient to be free
So I told a friendly star
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are
And why I'm so in love with you
Now I shout it from the highest hill
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my heart's an open door
And my secret love's not secret any more.
