Royal Crown

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Mentioned in Them Or Us, (Book), and the lyrics of You Are What You Is.

Them Or Us, (Book), page 285:
[...]
ENSEMBLE:
You are what you is

THING-FISH:
Dat entirely TOO CORRECT!

ENSEMBLE:
An’ that’s all it ’tis!

THING-FISH:
Uh-HUHHHH!

ENSEMBLE:
A foolish young man

THING-FISH:
Bring dat dummy ovuh heah ’n show it to ’em!

ENSEMBLE:
Stashed away in SAN QUENTIM
Ate de mys’try potatoes

THING-FISH:
Told ya ’bout dem ’taters!

ENSEMBLE:
EVIL PRINCE was inventin’
Now he talk like de THING-FISH

THING-FISH:
[manipulating the dummy]
(“Hmmmm, Saffiiiee!”)

ENSEMBLE:
An’ he look like a MAMMY!

THING-FISH:
[manipulating the dummy]
(“See de MAMMY now, See de MAMMY now!”)

ENSEMBLE:
His fav’rit CO-LOG-NUMMM …

THING-FISH:
Smell like …

SISTER POTATO HEAD BOBBY
BROWN SISTER GHENGHIS ADONIS OSMOSIS
SISTER JASMINE NOXEMA TAPIOCA:

CHITLINS!

ENSEMBLE:
Is de one dey call ‘SAMMY’!

THING-FISH:
One-Adam-Twelve … see da mammy …

ENSEMBLE:
He finally layin’

THING-FISH:
Armed ’n dangerous, reproach wit cautium!

ENSEMBLE:
De whole thang down!
’Cept de NIVEA LOTIUM!

THING-FISH:
Rub it on good, now!

ENSEMBLE:
An de ROYAL CROWN!

THING-FISH:
Take good care o’ dat “ASH”’