I’ve been working on the final draft of the Cheater transcription, and figured I ought to post it now before my low self‐esteem forces me to delete it. Footnotes as well as remarks on observed language features to come in a later edit to this same post.
Cheater
𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟭
You kno’ ma work [is] too hard (for) this kind of pay – Ho!
[↓ jʊˈnoʊ ˌmɑː ˈwʰɚk ˌtʰu̟ ˈhɑ(ɹ)d | { 𝑝𝑝 ˌfə 𝑝𝑝} ˌðɪs ˈkʰɑ:nˌdə ˈp͈ʰeɪ (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
I wrote a letta for the getta of the C.I.A. – Ho!
↓ ˌˀaː ˈɹoʊˌɾə ˈlɛˌɾə | ˌfɔˌðə ˈɡɛˌɾə | ˌˀəv ˌðə ˈsiˌˀɑ:ˈˀɪ̯eɪ (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
I don’ care a jack bone about whatcha do – Ho!*
↓ ˌˀaːˈdoʊn ˈkʰɛɹ.ə ˈʤæk ˈboʊn | ˀəˈbaʊt ˈwʰɑˌʧu ˈduˑ (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
Jus’ put you’ dime on the line ’cause it’s I.O.U. – Ho!
↓ ˌʤəs ˈpʰʊːˌʧər ˈdɑːm | ˀɑn.ðəˈlɑːn | kʰəz.ɪts ˈˀɑːˌˀoʊˈju (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟭
Somebody said “Give up (i)ns’ead, on a higha feel”**
↓ ˈsʌːmˌbʌ.di sɛˑd (.) | (↓) ˈɡɪːvˌʌp̚ ɪ͉nˈsɛˑd (.) | (↓) ˌˀɔn.ə ˈhaː.ɪə ˈf͈iːɫ (...) ‖
One b(e-)low to da head is all you need
↓ wʌn bəˈloʊ | tʰu̟.də ˈhɛːd | ˀɪzˈɑːɫ jəˈniːd (.) |
I! Ain’! Takin’ it! Ya***
↓ { 𝑓 ˀaː (.) ˀeɪn (.) ˈtʰeɪ.kɪn ɪ̈t 𝑓 } { 𝑚𝑓 jə 𝑚𝑓 } ‖
𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟭
Cheata
ˈt͡ʃiːtə ‖
Do it! Huh! Doggone it! Do it! Huh! Get back on me***
↓ ˈdʊˑ.ɪ̈t‿ˈh͈ə (.) | (↓) ˌdɑˈg͈ɑːn.ɪ̈t͉ | ˈdʊˑ.ɪ̈t‿ˈh͈ə (..) | ↓ ɡɪtˈb͈ɛk ɔn.miː ‖
𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟮
Oh, you betta go an’ get you’se(l)f some attitu’ – Ho!
↓ ˌˀoʊ.ju ˈbɛː.ɾə ɡoʊ | ˌˀɛnˈgɪt.jəˈsɛɫ͉f | sɐm ˌˀæː.ɾɪˈtʰuː (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
I kno’ you’ name o’ the game is I.O.U – Ho!
↓ ˌˀaː noʊ ju neɪm | ˌˀəˌðə ɡeɪm | ɪz ˈˀɑːˌˀoʊˈju (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
Tellin’ me thatchu’ comin’ to a compromise – Ho!
↓ ˈtʰɛlɪn miː (.) | ˈðæˌtʃə ˈkʰʌmɪn tʰu̟ ˌˀə ˈkʰɑm.pʰɹəˌmɑːz (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
You smilin’ a[t] me while you stealin’ righ’ befo’ ma eyes
↓ ˌju ˈsmɑːlɪn ˀæ miː | wɑːɫ ju ˈstiːlɪn | ˈɹɑːˀ ˌbiˈfɔː ˌmɑː ˈˀɑːz (.) |
Doggone it – Ho!***
(↓) ˌdɑˈgɑn.ɪ̈t (.) | ˈhoʊ (..) ‖
𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟮
Somebody said “give up instead, on a higher feel”
↓ ˈsʌːmˌbʌ.di sɛˑd (.) | ˈɡɪːvˌʌp̚ ɪnˈstɛˑd (.) | ˀɔn.ə ˈhaː.ɪə ˈf͈iːɫ (...) ‖
One b(e‐)low to da head is all you need
↓ wʌn bɘˈloʊ | tʰu̟.də ˈhɛːd | ˀɪzˈɑːɫ jəˈniːd (.) |
I! Ain’! Takin’ it! Ya***
↓ { 𝑓 ˀaː ˀeɪn ˈtʰeɪ.kɪn ɪ̈t 𝑓 } { 𝑚𝑓 jə 𝑚𝑓 } ‖
𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟮
Cheata
ˈt͡ʃiː.tə ‖
Do it! Huh! Doggone!***
↓ ˈd͈ʊˑ.ɪ̈t‿h͈ə (.) | (↓) ˌdɑˈg͈ɑˑn (.) |
Do it! Huh! Get jack[?] on me! Ah!***
↓ ˈdʊˑ.ɪ̈t‿ˈh͈ə (..) | ↓ ɡɪt ˈ⸨d͡ʒ?⸩ɛk ɔn.miː (.) | ˈɑʰ ‖
Aa- – Oh!****
↓ ˌˀaˑ (.) | ˈ(h)oʊ (..) |
Jack![?] Uh-oh†
↓ ˈ⸨d͡ʒ?⸩ɛk (.) | (↓) { 𝑚𝑓 ˈ⁽ˀ⁾ʌ̃˧.ʔoʊ˩ 𝑚𝑓 } ‖
𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲
I (h)ur(t) ma backbone, baby
↓ ˌˀaːˈʰɝː(t).mɑ ˈb͈æːkˌboʊn ˈbeɪ.bı̆
I star’ to give it up-a***
↓ ˌˀaːˈstɑːɹ.tʰu̟ ˈg͈ɪːv.ɪ̈ˌɾ͉ʌp̚‿ˀɑ
Life is an aggravator
↓ ˌl͈⁽ʰ⁾ɑːfˈˀɪz { 𝑝 ən 𝑝} ˈˈˀɛəɡ.ɹəˌv͈eɪ̯.ɾə
Cho-páh to pá(r)t-i-év
↓ t͢ʰʃuˈpʰɑːh { 𝑝 tʰu̟ 𝑝} ˈpʰɑ(ː)ɹ͉t.iˌˀɛ̆v
I broke ma radiator
↓ ˌˀaːˈb͈ɹoʊk͉.mɑ ˈˈɹeɪ.diˌeɪ.tə
I live to star’ the phone
↓ ˌˀaːˈl͈ʰɪːv.tʰu̟ ˈstɑːɹ(t) ðəˈf͈oʊ̯n
I plan to leave ma body††
↓ ˌˀaːˈp͈ʰlɛən { 𝑝 tʰu̟ 𝑝} ˈl͈⁽ʰ⁾iːv ˌmɑˈb͈ɑː.ɾı̆
Know whatchu we(re) ma call
↓ noʊ ˈwʌ.t͡ʃə ˈwɜ(ɹ) mɑˈk͈ʰɑɫ
𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟯
I don’ care a jack bone about whatchu do – Ho!
↓ ˌˀaːˈdoʊn ˈkʰɛɹ.ə ˈʤæk ˈboʊn | ˀəˈbaʊt ˈwʰɑˌʧu ˈduˑ (..) | ↓ ˈhoʊ (...) ‖
Jus’ sign you’ name on da line, baby, I own you
↓ d͡ʒʌˈsɑːn͉ jəˈneɪm | ⁽ˀ⁾ɔn.ðə̆ˈlɑːn | ˈbeɪ̯.bı̆ | ˈˀaː.oʊn͉.juː (.) |
dagumit – Ho! – you a’ a
(↓) ˌdɑˈg͈ɑːm.ɪ̈t͉ (.) | ˈhoʊ (.) | juˈɑ(ː)(ɹ).ə ‖
𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟯
Cheata
↓ ˈt͡ʃiːtə ‖
Give i’to me! Get jack on me***
↓ ˈɡɪv ɪ̈ˌtʰu̟.mi (...) | ↓ ɡɪt ˈ⸨d͡ʒ?⸩ɛk ɔn.miː ‖
𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟯
Somebody said, give up instead, on how ya feel
↓ ˈsʌːmˌbʌ.di sɛˑd (.) | ˈɡɪːvˌʌp̚ ɪnˈstɛˑd (.) | ˀɔnˈhaʊ jəˈf͈iːɫ ‖
One b(e‐)low to da head is all you need
↓ wʌn bɘˈloʊ | tʰu̟.də ˈhɛːd | ˀɪzˈɑːɫ jəˈniːd (.) |
I! Ain’! Takin’ it !***
↓ { 𝑓𝑓 ˌˀaː ˀeɪn ˈtʰeɪkɪnˌɪ̈t 𝑓𝑓 }
𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝟰
Cheata
↓ ˈt͡ʃiːtə]