I am a Top Hat

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I am a top hat
Not on anybody's head
But I can make and lose
Someone's fortunes instead

Roll the dice
Move me from square to square
Buy the property I land on
Become a millionaire

Roll the dice
Move me from square to square
Land up in prison!
What did you do, to get there?

I am a top hat
Not on anybody's head
But the hands that move me
Wear many hats instead

Parents and children
Friends and colleagues
Exchange money based on
Where my steps cease

They pay rent
To the landlord so rich
But with one roll of the dice
The money does an about-switch

I am a top hat
I hop around a board
But, like the pen
I'm mightier than a sword!