aɪ wʌz ɐbˌaʊt ɐ hˈɛd smˈɔːlɚ ðɐn ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈɪdz, ænd ðeɪ lˈaɪkt ðæt bɪkˈʌz ɪt plˈeɪd ˈɔf hˈɜːmənz hˈaɪt.
I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman's height.