text_original: He was a laffing all the time, and said we boys were as full of fun as they made 'em, and we told him it was a solemn occasion, and we wouldn't permit no levity, and if he didn't stop laffing we couldn't give him the grand bumper degree.
text_transcription: HE WAS A LAUGHING ALL THE TIME AND SAID WE BOYS WERE AS FULL OF FUN AS THEY MADE HIM AND WE TOLD HIM IT WAS A SOLEMN OCCASION AND WE WOULDN'T PERMIT NO LEVITY AND IF HE DIDN'T STOP LAUGHING WE COULDN'T GIVE HIM THE GRAND BUMPER DEGREE
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ lˈæfɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm, ænd sˈɛd wiː bˈɔɪz wɜːɹ æz fˈʊl ʌv fˈʌn æz ðeɪ mˌeɪd ˈɛm, ænd wiː tˈoʊld hˌɪm ɪt wʌzɐ sˈɑːləm əkˈeɪʒən, ænd wiː wˈʊdənt pˈɜːmɪt nˈoʊ lˈɛvᵻɾi, ænd ɪf hiː dˈɪdnt stˈɑːp lˈæfɪŋ wiː kˌʊdənt ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ðə ɡɹˈænd bˈʌmpɚ dᵻɡɹˈiː.