Top Hat Man — Sound Money Records — lyrics
Daddy bought a railroad, daddy lost a railroad
Mama held a deed but the deed was hollow
Brother went to jail just for askin' why
Sister cashed her chips and she said goodbye
Top hat, thimble, little dog, boot
Pickin' our pockets while they polish the loot
Every roll a tax, every tax a chain
Every chain a number, every number a name
Roll
Roll
Roll the dice
Roll
Roll
Roll the dice
Top hat man
Top hat man
Take it all
Take it all and run
Top hat man
Top hat man
Sun comin' up
Sun comin' up on the gun
Uncle had a hotel on a street made of gold
Lost it on a Chance card the banker controlled
Cousin played the boardwalk 'til the boardwalk played him
Auntie sold her wedding ring and the ring was tin
Top hat, thimble, little dog, boot
Same little tokens, same little route
Round and round the corner, round and round the square
Round and round forever and we never get nowhere
Roll
Roll
Roll the dice
Roll
Roll
Roll the dice
Top hat man
Top hat man
Take it all
Take it all and run
Top hat man
Top hat man
Sun comin' up
Sun comin' up on the gun
Who made the board
Who painted the squares
Who wrote the rules
Who put the chairs there
Who took the deed
Who held the bank
Who, who, who
Who do we thank
Flipped the lid off the box and I walked away
Left the little tokens on the tray
Found me somethin' you can't print, can't break
Somethin' the top hat man can never take
Top hat, thimble, little dog, boot
They can keep the cardboard, they can keep the loot
I'm gone past the boardwalk, gone past the lights
Gone where the orange sun bites
Top hat man (gone)
Top hat man (gone)
Take it all
Take it all and run
Top hat man (gone)
Top hat man (gone)
Sun comin' up
Sun comin' up on the gun
Top hat man...
Top hat man...
Sun comin' up...
(vinyl crackle, fade)
Sound / Money