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.
Well welcome everybody to Willie’s place
You can pull up a chair or you can pull up my face
We got everything, the only thing that we lack is a rich young dumb nymphomaniac
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
We’ll give her great big tits and a little bitty ass
A fucking machine that never runs out of gas
A body like nobody's ever seen before
She recently inherited a liquor store
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
Well she doesn't wanna marry and she doesn't wanna fight
She doesn't get the shits if I stay out all night
I bring home another woman she just gives me a smile
Take of our clothes then we buck in a pile
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
Make her a magic fingers mama that can roll up my doobs
The best in the west at cooking Chinese food
She doesn't like to shop and she don't wear clothes
She always compliments me on the size of my hose
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
We’ll make her three feet tall
and stand about to here
With a flat spot on her head
so I can rest my beer
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
You can pull up a chair or you can pull up my face
We got everything, the only thing that we lack is a rich young dumb nymphomaniac
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
We’ll give her great big tits and a little bitty ass
A fucking machine that never runs out of gas
A body like nobody's ever seen before
She recently inherited a liquor store
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
Well she doesn't wanna marry and she doesn't wanna fight
She doesn't get the shits if I stay out all night
I bring home another woman she just gives me a smile
Take of our clothes then we buck in a pile
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
Make her a magic fingers mama that can roll up my doobs
The best in the west at cooking Chinese food
She doesn't like to shop and she don't wear clothes
She always compliments me on the size of my hose
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
We’ll make her three feet tall
and stand about to here
With a flat spot on her head
so I can rest my beer
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
To drive me around in her Cadillac
If she's not down on her knees she will be flat on her back
I wanna rich young dumb nymphomaniac
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I don't thing there is much of a question on what this song is about.
It is pretty funny.