text_original: No! He'd be hanged if he would. He slapped himself on the chest to give himself courage, and came down the steps. "Cheer up, my hearty!" he cried; and then he hummed what he thought was the tune of "Oh! dear! what can the matter be?" and began hauling down the flag.
text_transcription: NO HE'D BE HANGED IF HE WOULD HE SLAPPED HIMSELF ON THE CHEST TO GIVE HIMSELF COURAGE AND CAME DOWN THE STEPS CHEER UP ME HEARTY HE CRIED AND THEN HE HUMMED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A TUNE OF OH DEAR WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE AND BEGAN HAULING DOWN THE FLAG
phonemes: nˈoʊ! hiːd biː hˈæŋd ɪf hiː wˈʊd. hiː slˈæpt hɪmsˈɛlf ɔnðə tʃˈɛst tə ɡˈɪv hɪmsˈɛlf kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, ænd kˈeɪm dˌaʊn ðə stˈɛps. "tʃˈɪɹ ˈʌp, maɪ hˈɑːɹɾi!" hiː kɹˈaɪd; ænd ðˈɛn hiː hˈʌmd wʌt hiː θˈɔːt wʌzðə tˈuːn ʌv "ˈoʊ! dˈɪɹ! wˌʌt kæn ðə mˈæɾɚ bˈiː?" ænd bɪɡˈæn hˈɔːlɪŋ dˌaʊn ðə flˈæɡ.