<P> `` I 'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair '' is a song from the musical South Pacific , sung by Nellie Forbush , the female lead , originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Broadway production . Her character , fed up with a man ( Emile De Becque ) and singing energetically in the shower , claims that she will forget about him . The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in response to Martin 's request . She had starred on Broadway for years and Martin suggested that she wash her hair on stage during the performance . </P>
<P> `` I 'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair '' is a song from the musical South Pacific , sung by Nellie Forbush , the female lead , originally played by Mary Martin in the 1949 Broadway production . Her character , fed up with a man ( Emile De Becque ) and singing energetically in the shower , claims that she will forget about him . The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in response to Martin 's request . She had starred on Broadway for years and Martin suggested that she wash her hair on stage during the performance . </P>
who sang i 'm gon na wash that man right out of my hair
who sang i 'm gon na wash that man right out of my hair
Mary Martin
Mary Martin