text_original: But for the numbers engaged, let me tell you, Smart brushes they were, and two battles that told; There 'twas I first drew a bead on a foeman   I, a mere stripling, not twenty years old. Tell it? Well, friends, that is just my intention; There's nothing a veteran hates and abhors More than a chance lost to tell his adventures, Or give you his story of battles and wars.
text_transcription: BUT FOR THE NUMBERS ENGAGED LET ME TELL YOU SMART BRUSH AS THEY WERE AND TWO BATTLES THAT TOLD THOUGH TWAS I FIRST DREW A BEAD ON A FOEMAN I A MERE STRIPLING NOT TWENTY YEARS OLD TELL IT WELL FRIENDS THAT IS JUST MY INTENTION THERE'S NOTHING A VETERAN HATES AND ABHORSE MORE THAN A CHANCE LOST TO TELL HIS ADVENTURES OR GIVE YOU HIS STORY OF BATTLES AND WARS
phonemes: bˌʌt fɚðə nˈʌmbɚz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd, lˈɛt mˌiː tˈɛl juː, smˈɑːɹt bɹˈʌʃᵻz ðeɪ wɜː, ænd tˈuː bˈæɾəlz ðæt tˈoʊld; ðɛɹ twˈɑːz aɪ fˈɜːst dɹˈuː ɐ bˈiːd ˌɔn ɐ fˈoʊmən ˈaɪ, ɐ mˈɪɹ stɹˈɪplɪŋ, nˌɑːt twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld. tˈɛl ɪt? wˈɛl, fɹˈɛndz, ðæt ɪz dʒˈʌst maɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən; ðɛɹz nˈʌθɪŋ ɐ vˈɛɾɚɹən hˈeɪts ænd ɐbhˈɔːɹz mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə tʃˈæns lˈɔst tə tˈɛl hɪz ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, ɔːɹ ɡˈɪv juː hɪz stˈɔːɹi ʌv bˈæɾəlz ænd wˈɔːɹz.