text_original: I couldn't make it out, I tell you that As I was going forward I all Digitized by VjOOQIC THE VIOLIN 109 but steps upon the fiddle and the bow whaf s a lying on the floor. * Now then/ I says ; ' where's the party as put you there ? ' Believe me, or believe me not, there wasn't a creature in the place.
text_transcription: I COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT I TELL YOU THAT AS I WAS GOING FORWARD I ALL BUT STEPS UPON THE FIDDLE AND THE BOW WATS ARE LYING ON THE FLOOR NOW THEN I SAYS WHERE'S THE PARTY AS PUT YOU THERE BELIEVE ME OR BELIEVE ME NOT THERE WASN'T A CREATURE IN THE PLACE
phonemes: aɪ kˌʊdənt mˌeɪk ɪɾ ˈaʊt, aɪ tˈɛl juː ðæt æz aɪ wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ fˈɔːɹwɚd aɪ ˈɔːl dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn bˌʌt stˈɛps əpˌɑːn ðə fˈɪdəl ænd ðə bˈoʊ wˈæf ˈɛs ɐ lˈaɪɪŋ ɔnðə flˈɔːɹ. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk nˈaʊ ðˈɛn slˈæʃ aɪ sˈɛz ; wˌɛɹz ðə pˈɑːɹɾi æz pˌʊt juː ðˈɛɹ ? bᵻlˈiːv mˌiː, ɔːɹ bᵻlˈiːv mˌiː nˈɑːt, ðɛɹ wˈʌzn̩t ɐ kɹˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪnðə plˈeɪs.