"Shifting Whispering Sands" is a Western song and poem written by Vivian Clark Gilbert and his wife Mary Margaret Hadler.
He wanders into the deserted "valley of the shifting, whispering sands", and describes its desolate, frightening environment.
Vaughn's version utilized the spoken word of Ken Nordine, whose voice was often used in voice-overs and on some recordings.
[4] The song was released again by Billy Vaughn on an album of that name in 1962, with the voices of the Ray Conniff Singers and again with narration by Ken Nordine.
[5] Over the years it has been recorded by many artists, including Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Walter Brennan, Lorne Greene, and Eamonn Andrews.