Another great old song. The Grateful Dead substituted
"Shot through the window, broke the glass,
I never seen that little rounder run so fast." to avoid using the despicable n-word, I suppose, in their excellent cover that they played throughout just about the entire life of the band. They did start out as a jug band.

I like the original lyric by MJB (I don't find the n-word offensive when used in that context by a black man) though I suppose "shot him in the ass" would be a good alternative but perhaps it was considered taboo in those old country blues recordings as you suggest.