Tec ɖs cis upn ɖ brǎ!
N, in partñ fṛm y nǎ,
Ɖus mć let m avǎ –
Y r nt roñ, hu dīm
Ɖt mî dez hv bn a drīm;
Yt f hop hz floun awe
In a nît, or in a de,
In a viźn, or in nn,
Z it ɖrfr ɖ les gn?
Ol ɖt w si or sīm
Z bt a drīm wɖn a drīm.

I stand amd ɖ ror
V a srf-tormntd śor,
N I hold wɖn mî hand
Grenz v ɖ goldn sand –
Hǎ fy! yt hǎ ɖe crīp
Ʈru mî fngrz t ɖ dīp,
Ẃl I wīp – ẃl I wīp!
O God! Cn I nt grasp
Ɖm wɖ a tîtr clasp?
O God! cn I nt sev
Wn fṛm ɖ pitilis wev?
Z ol ɖt w si or sīm
Bt a drīm wɖn a drīm?