- John "Johnnie Mess" Messam

Dat man in water boots
Cutlas in hand cropping roots
Sucking on a sweet East Indian mango
Dat man is Asphalt.

Dat man old bucket in hand
Kneeling down on grass and sand
Painting tar or white lime
Dat man is Asphalt.

Dat man in white overall
Stopping traffic for one and all
Blowing whistle with authority
Dat man is Asphalt.

Dat man chasing strays with a switch
In the burning sun rolling cricket pitch
Is de same man putting up the goal post
Dat man is Asphalt.

Dat man before you and me
Held together the Cbar family
He never forgets a face
Dat man is Asphalt.

Dat man is no longer here
But his deeds are forever here
He is our own
Dat man is Asphalt.