He would not eat the meat from a bear,' Volodarskiy said in a slightly sing-song tone, 'because I am the provider of his meat.

'For many centuries we of Azaran have been considered a backward people,' came the soft sing-song tones of the President.

In stammered sing-song tone, he began to gasp words that The Shadow caught.

He thought he could detect something odd in the other man's voice - a faint sing-song tone; a little, obsessive rhythm, lilting and mad.

He preaches about "Holy Ghost power," his voice at times adopting the sing-song tones known as "whooping."

"This is the tale of our family," he said, in sing-song tones.

'All you who seek to penetrate the mirror here, turn back,' she said, in a sing-song tone.

There was cold truth in the Chinaman's sing-song tone.

He talked to himself in a sing-song tone as he switched on the viewing screen.

"No wonder we're in trouble," Trace said in a sing-song tone, spinning the lizard.