What If? (song)

What If?, sometimes called The Cutening or What If (The World Was Cuter) is a song sung by Dot Warner in the Animaniacs segment "The Cutening". The song was written by Julie Bernstein and Steve Bernstein and was performed by Missi Hale, Brock Baker, and Gabriel Mann; the singing voices for Dot, Wakko and Yakko respectively.

Lyrics

Dot Warner:
If this trash heap had a twinkle
In its little trash heap eyes
If this sewer rat had rosy cheeks
This bus became pint-sized
What if all the dogs were puppies
And the puppies all were sad
What if cuttlefish were cuddly
And we pedicured your dad

What if you could kiss a pigeon
(Without contracting lyme disease)
All the chairs were beanbags made
(of soft, delicious cheese)
If this moldy bread had a smile
(That was fifty shades of green)
What if this pirate stopped frowning
(Cause his head was a jelly bean!)

What if, what if, what if
The world was cuter
What if, what if, what if
A little more kawaii
What if, what if, what if
We all rode scooters
And we'd all have our chance to shine

What if this red-faced man looked happy
And this one's rancor was more refined
What if Tuck Buck was your true love
So sweet and valentined (So sweet and valentine!)

What if old shoes were more bouncy
Yeah, and they still had their squeak
Naked mole rats wore a sweater
And grizzly bears were meek
We'll dress up this suit of armor
In a stone-washed denim skirt
Turn the Nile into a babbling brook
And make Niagra a little squirt

What if, what if, what if
The world was cuter
What if, what if, what if
A little more kawaii
What if, what if, what if
We all rode scooters
And we'd all have our chance to shine

Twenty-Eight Days Later
Dot Warner:
It's been four weeks, we can't stop singing
And we've slowly gone insane
Wakko Warner:
There's a gumdrop wrapped in rainbows
Where there used to be my brain
Yakko:
We have to end this nightmare
I have sugar in my eyes
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot:
Please make it stop
We can't endure another cute reprise

What if, what if, what if
The pigeon is the answer
What if, what if, what if
We held it close
What if, what if, what if
We turned it all back
What if, what if, what if
By doing something gross

Behind the Scenes

• This the second song to have singing doubles, the first being "Reboot It!" from "Suspended Animation Part 2"
• The song sounds similar to the Katy Perry song "Firework"