The Musical Carp
ðə ˈmju:zɪkl̩ kɑ:p


2) musical – [ˈmju:zɪkl̩] – музыкальный
4) carp – [kɑ:p] – карп

There once was a corpulent carp
Who wanted to play on a harp
ðə wʌns wɒz ə ˈkɔ:pjʊlənt kɑ:p
hu: ˈwɒntɪd tu pleɪ ɒn ə hɑ:p

1) once – [wʌns] – однажды
1) be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi:\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wɒz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть; жить
4) corpulent – [kɔ:pjʊlənt] – тучный; жирный
4) carp – [kɑ:p] – карп
1) who – [ˈhu:] – кто; который
1) want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
1) play – [pleɪ] – играть
4) harp – [hɑ:p] – арфа

But to his chagrin
So short was his fin
That he couldn't reach up to C sharp
bʌt tu hɪz ˈʃæɡrɪn
ˈsəʊ ʃɔ:t wɒz hɪz fɪn
ðət hi ˈkʊdnt ri:tʃ ʌp tu si: ʃɑ:p

4) chagrin – [ʃægrɪn] – досада; огорчение; разочарование
1) short – [ʃɔ:t] – короткий
1) be\am\is\are (was\were; been) – [bi:\æm\ɪz\ɑ: (wɒz\wɜ:, bi:n)] – быть
3) fin – [fɪn] – плавник
1) can (could) – [kən (kʊd)] – мочь
2) reach up – [ri:tʃ ʌp] – дотянуться
1) C – [si:] – до
2) sharp – [ʃɑ:p] – диез