text_original: E. B._] WILL WOOD'S PETITION TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND BEING AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG, SUPPOSED TO BE MADE, AND SUNG IN THE STREETS OF DUBLIN, BY WILLIAM WOOD, IRONMONGER AND HALFPENNY MONGER. 1725 My dear Irish folks, Come leave off your jokes, And buy up my halfpence so fine; So fair and so bright They'll give you delight; Observe how they glisten and shine!
text_transcription: T ORG WILLOOD'S PETITION TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND BEING AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG SUPPOSED TO BE MADE AND SUNG IN THE STREETS OF DUBLIN BY WILLIAM WOOD IRONMONGER AND HALF PENNY MUNGER SEVENTEEN TWENTY FIVE MY DEAR IRISH FOLKS COME LEAVE OFF YOUR JOKES AND BUY UP MY HALFPENCE SO FINE SO FAIR AND SO BRIGHT THEY'LL GIVE YOU DELIGHT OBSERVE HOW THEY GLISTEN AND SHINE
phonemes: ˈiː. bˈiː.] wɪl wˈʊdz pətˈɪʃən tuː ðə pˈiːpəl ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈɛksələnt nˈuː sˈɔŋ, səpˈoʊzd tuː biː mˈeɪd, ænd sˈʌŋ ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv dˈʌblɪn, baɪ wˈɪljəm wˈʊd, ˈaɪɚnmˌɑːŋɡɚɹ ænd hˈæfpɛni mˈɔndʒɚ. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv maɪ dˈɪɹ ˈaɪɹɪʃ fˈoʊks, kˈʌm lˈiːv ˈɔf jʊɹ dʒˈoʊks, ænd bˈaɪ ˌʌp maɪ hˈæfpəns sˌoʊ fˈaɪn; sˌoʊ fˈɛɹ ænd sˌoʊ bɹˈaɪt ðeɪl ɡˈɪv juː dᵻlˈaɪt; əbzˈɜːv hˌaʊ ðeɪ ɡlˈɪsən ænd ʃˈaɪn!