text_original: Being at the time engaged in arranging the materials for THE LITERATURE OF THE STREETS, we ventured upon a conversation with the "street patterer" in the following form: "Well, governor, _how does the cock fight_?"
text_transcription: BEING AT THE TIME ENGAGED IN ARRANGING THE MATERIALS FOR THE LITERATURE OF THE STREETS WE VENTURED UPON A CONVERSATION WITH THE STREET PATTERER IN THE FOLLOWING FORM WELL GOVERNOR HOW DOES THE COCK FIGHT
phonemes: bˌiːɪŋ æt ðə tˈaɪm ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn ɚɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ ðə mətˈɪɹiəlz fɚðə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌvðə stɹˈiːts, wiː vˈɛntʃɚd əpˌɑːn ɐ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɪððə "stɹˈiːt pˈæɾɚɹɚ" ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɔːɹm: "wˈɛl, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, hˌaʊ dˈʌz ðə kˈɑːk fˈaɪt?"