Dictators Can’t Take a Joke

Dictators can’t take a joke, The truth in laughter makes their power choke.

Verse 1
They banned the laughter in thirty-nine,
Goebbels drew the hard red line.
Five comedians, silenced, broke —
Because dictators can’t take a joke.

Chorus
Dictators can’t take a joke,
The truth in laughter makes their power choke.
From Hitler’s stage to Trump’s TV,
They fear the punchline more than the enemy.

Verse 2
When banners rise and freedoms fall,
They come for humor first of all.
Mock the crown, the mask, the cloak —
And watch dictators start to choke.

Chorus
Dictators can’t take a joke,
The smallest laugh becomes the loudest smoke.
History warns, it’s always the same,
Silence the comics, then silence the flame.

Bridge
Laughter cuts deeper than a sword,
It speaks a truth they can’t afford.
So raise your voice, let the tyrants know:
You’ll never kill the joke.

Final Chorus
Dictators can’t take a joke,
The world remembers every word they broke.
When laughter dies, the night is long,
But freedom rises in the people’s song.