<P> Lyrics: (each line represents two measures, or eight beats) </P> <Dl> <Dd> A, B, C, D, E, F, G...(/ eɪ biː siː diː iː ɛf dʒ iː /) </Dd> <Dd> H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P...(/ eɪ tʃ aɪ dʒ eɪ keɪ ɛlɛmɛnoʊ piː /; "L, M, N, O" spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme) </Dd> <Dd> Q, R, S.../ T, U, V...(/ kjuː ɑːr ɛs, tiː juː viː /; pause between S and T) </Dd> <Dd> W...X.../ Y and Z. (/ ˈdʌbəljuː ɛks, waɪ ænd ziː /; pause between X and Y, and W and X last for two beats) </Dd> <Dd> Now, I know my ABCs . (/ naʊ aɪ noʊ maɪ eɪ biː siːz /) </Dd> <Dd> Next time, won't you sing with me? (/ nɛkst taɪm woʊnt juː sɪŋ wɪð miː /). </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> A, B, C, D, E, F, G...(/ eɪ biː siː diː iː ɛf dʒ iː /) </Dd> <Dd> H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P...(/ eɪ tʃ aɪ dʒ eɪ keɪ ɛlɛmɛnoʊ piː /; "L, M, N, O" spoken twice as quickly as rest of rhyme) </Dd>

Where did we get our phonetically-based alphabet from