A Little Piece Of String Around His Neck - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
A LITTLE PIECE OF STRING AROUND HIS NECK. Copyright, 1893, by Spaulding & Gray. Words and Music by Philander Johnson. 
I met a pretty girl one day, she had a poodle pup, And when the dog would stop to play, she'd quickly yank him up; He dared not talk to other dogs, nor answer to their beck, because the maiden had a piece of string around his neck. 
Chorus. A little piece of string, a very tiny thing, But strong enough to keep the dog in check : The poodle pup was game, but she had him just the same, With a little piece of string around his neck. 
Bill Mushy is a friend of mine, who wooed and won a girl; The story of his married life would cause your brain to whirl; He mends her bloomers while she votes, of trouble he's a peck; He's got a wife who keeps a piece of string around his neck. 
Chorus. A little piece of string, a very tiny thing, And of his married life she's made a wreck; And as thro' life they jog, why she has him like a dog, With a little piece of string around his neck. 
My Uncle Josh came into town, he saw the cable slot; his whiskers got entangled and away he quickly shot; At the Battery we found my Uncle Josh a total wreck, With 'bout two bundled yards of cable rope around his neck. 
Chorus. A little piece of string, it seems a tiny thing To leave my I'm- e Josh a total wreck; He did a two-step there, with both feet up in the air, And a little piece uf cable 'round his neck. 
A friend of mine once stole a horse, 'twas in a place out West; The horse just shook its owner, for he liked my friend the best, But. my friend had lots of trouble when the owner came on deck, And found he'd tied a piece of string mound the horse's neck. 
Chorus. A little piece of string, it seems a tiny thing To get a man in such an awful wreck; When my friend I last did see, he was hanging to a tree, With a little piece of string around his neck.