Many critics have expressed shock at the song's 'frightful' lyrics.
The children made a 'frightful' mess of the kitchen.
a 'frightful' illness that causes extreme pain
(..) There's something terribly wrong. And I'm afraid it's with me. What do you think? Something too frightful to utter. He went out a few minutes ago in his undershirt, hasn't come back. That would be a terriblejob. Just how would you start to cut up a human body? (..)1954 Rear Window