text_original: My dear, give ear!  the river's near, And if you think I'm shammin' now, To end my grief I'll seek relief Among the trout and salmon, now; For shrimps and sharks to make their marks, And other watery vermin there; Unless a mermaid saves my life,   My wife, and me her merman there.
text_transcription: MY DEAR GIVE YOU THE RIVER SNEER AND IF YOU THINK I'M SHAMMING NOW TO END MY GRIEF I'LL SEEK RELIEF AMONG THE TROUT AND PSALMON NOW FOR SHRIMPS AND SHARKS TO MAKE THEIR MARKS AND DUD THE WATRY VERMIN THERE UNLESS A MERMAID SAVES MY LIFE MY WIFE AND ME HER MERMIN THERE
phonemes: maɪ dˈɪɹ, ɡˈɪv ˈɪɹ!  ðə ɹˈɪvɚz nˈɪɹ, ænd ɪf juː θˈɪŋk aɪm ʃˈæmɪn nˈaʊ, tʊ ˈɛnd maɪ ɡɹˈiːf aɪl sˈiːk ɹᵻlˈiːf ɐmˌʌŋ ðə tɹˈaʊt ænd sˈæmən, nˈaʊ; fɔːɹ ʃɹˈɪmps ænd ʃˈɑːɹks tə mˌeɪk ðɛɹ mˈɑːɹks, ænd ˈʌðɚ wˈɔːɾɚɹi vˈɜːmɪn ðˈɛɹ; ʌnlˈɛs ɐ mˈɜːmeɪd sˈeɪvz maɪ lˈaɪf,   maɪ wˈaɪf, ænd mˌiː hɜː mˈɜːmən ðˈɛɹ.