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Well that's a new one
Oh man, am I dating myself again! LOL

The term "high cotton" or "tall cotton" originates from the rural farming community in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) when "high cotton" meant that the crops were good and the prices, were, too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful. From Wiktionary.