I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Outa My Hair (1949)
(w) Oscar Hammerstein II (m) Richard Rodgers. (I) Musical: South Pacific by Mary Martin. In 1958 Film version by Mitzi Gaynor.
I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair, (3x)
And send him on his way.
[spoken] Get the picture?
I’m gonna wave that man right outa my arms, (3x)
And send him on his way.

Don’t try to patch it up, tear it up, tear it up!
Wash him out, dry him out, push him out, fly him out,
Cancel him and let him go! Yea, sister!

I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair, (3x)
And send him on his way.

If the man don’t understand you,
If you fly on separate beams,
Waste no time, make a change,
Ride that man right off your range.
Rub him out of the roll call
And drum him out of your dreams.

Oho! If you laugh at different comics,
If you root for different teams,
Waste no time, weep no more,
Show him what the door is for.
Rub him out of the roll call
And drum him out of your dreams. Oho! Oho!

I went and washed that man right outa my hair, (3x)
And sent him on his way!
I went and washed that man right outa my hair, (3x)
And sent him on his way!