A device for spirally wrapping a cord around a good, the good being arranged on a goods table, and the cord being guided around the good to be wrapped by means of a wrapping device having a cord supply and means for guiding the cord, wherein a cord clamp, means for cutting and means for connecting cords are used to fasten and cut the cord, and wherein the device is formed with a controller and drive means for carrying out the following steps by means of the likewise following design adaptations: a) by clamping the cord end in the cord clamp, the cord is guided by means of the wrapping device around the good lying on the goods table until the windings of the cord are held in a self-locking manner on the good, b) the cord clamp is designed such that it releases the cord end by active opening when the good starts to advance or shortly after the good starts to advance in that it reduces the clamping force at least at the time that the good starts to advance such that the starting advance of the good pulls the cord end out of the cord clamp, c) a retaining device for the goods, which positions the latter for wrapping while allowing the goods to advance, is provided over the goods table, d) the wrapping spirals are applied by means of the wrapping device in that the latter circulates around the good while the good advances, e) a deflection element is brought into a position in which it receives the cord running between the good and the wrapping device as the wrapping device continues to circulate, f) the cord clamp is brought into a position in which it receives the cord as the wrapping device circulates around the good again, forming a loop around the good, g) the means for connecting cords connects all three cord strands (15, 16, 17) coming from the good to one another, h) the means for cutting cords cut the cord strand running to the cord supply and at least one further cord strand (15, 16) running via the deflection element, between the connection of the cord strands (15, 16, 17) and the cord clamp. a) by clamping the cord end in the cord clamp, the cord is guided by means of the wrapping device around the good lying on the goods table until the windings of the cord are held in a self-locking manner on the good, b) the cord clamp is designed such that it releases the cord end by active opening when the good starts to advance or shortly after the good starts to advance in that it reduces the clamping force at least at the time that the good starts to advance such that the starting advance of the good pulls the cord end out of the cord clamp, c) a retaining device for the goods, which positions the latter for wrapping while allowing the goods to advance, is provided over the goods table, d) the wrapping spirals are applied by means of the wrapping device in that the latter circulates around the good while the good advances, e) a deflection element is brought into a position in which it receives the cord running between the good and the wrapping device as the wrapping device continues to circulate, f) the cord clamp is brought into a position in which it receives the cord as the wrapping device circulates around the good again, forming a loop around the good, g) the means for connecting cords connects all three cord strands (15, 16, 17) coming from the good to one another, h) the means for cutting cords cut the cord strand running to the cord supply and at least one further cord strand (15, 16) running via the deflection element, between the connection of the cord strands (15, 16, 17) and the cord clamp.