“Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips a sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes”

—  Jackie DeShannon

"Bette Davis Eyes" (1975); written with Donna Weiss

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American singer-songwriter 1941

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