Thanks everyone for your comments.
As for it lacking a melody, my take was that it was like cheerleading, which I thought suited both the story of me egging him on during this heinous act, and the location of our trip. Is cheerleading as big a thing in the UK as it is here in the US? Maybe you don't have that. It's done during American style football, and it's huge in the South and Midwest, where our story takes place.
I totally understand what you're saying, though.
Thanks again,
Lynn