I heard it from a girl in school when I was young . I once had a dear old mother who was very kind to me and if I was in trouble she'd sit me upon her knee. One night as I lay sleeping upon my feather bed, an angel came from heaven and told me my mom was dead. And when I woke next morning to see if it were true, my mom had gone to heaven above the skies so blue. So listen all you children and do as you are told cause if you've lost your mother, you've lost your heart of gold.