The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
McDonald's is the place to rock
It is a restaurant where they buy food to eat
It is a good place to listen to the music
People flock here to get down to the rock music
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
McDonald's will make you fat
They serve Big Macs
They serve Quarter-Pounders
They will put pounds on you
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
McDonald's hamburgers are the worst
They are worse than Burger King
A Big Mac has twenty-six grams of fat
A Quarter-Pounder has twenty-eight grams of fat
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock on London
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties, breakfast of champions
It is a restaurant where they buy food to eat
It is a good place to listen to the music
People flock here to get down to the rock music
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
McDonald's will make you fat
They serve Big Macs
They serve Quarter-Pounders
They will put pounds on you
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
McDonald's hamburgers are the worst
They are worse than Burger King
A Big Mac has twenty-six grams of fat
A Quarter-Pounder has twenty-eight grams of fat
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock n Roll McDonald's
Rock on London
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties, breakfast of champions
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...I don't know if you guys are serious are not with the deepness, I can't tell if your just kidding. But I don't think this song is about anything but McDonalds. I've heard Wesley Willis (not to be disrespectful) is semi-retarted, or at least has some kind of special thing about him. He thinks he is a big rapper and wets himself when he is on stage if he gets too excited. He was homeless and only had a 80s Casio keyboard from K-mart, and if you notice the music in his songs are the built-in music from the keyboard, with the occasional fill-in. I love Wesley Willis, and I'm sure you could look deeper in his songs and find some great meainings, but I bet all that was in his mind when he wrote this was McDonalds.