I am confounded by why my attempt to change the system-system-spacing a-list isn't being read by lilypond. Regardless of how big the padding number, the spacing between systems remains the same. The full input is below.
\version "2.18.2"
#(set-global-staff-size 19)
\paper {
system-system-spacing #'padding = #1
}
\header {
title = "MacPherson's Rant"
composer = "Jamie MacPherson"
tagline = ##f
}
melody = \new Staff = "upper" \new Voice = "melody"{
\time 4/4
\key g \major
\relative c' {
\partial 4 d4 | g4. a8 g4 b | a8( g) a( b) a4 g8( fis) | g4. a8 c8( b) d,4 | e2. \bar "|" \break
d4 | g4. a8 g4 b | a8( g) a( b) a4 g8( fis) | g4. e8 a( fis) g( e) | d2. \bar "|" \break
b'8(^\markup \bold "Chorus" c) | d4. b8 c( b) a g | b4 a a b8( c) | d4. b8 c( b) a( g) | e2. \bar "|" \break
e'4 | d4. b8 c( b) a( g) | b4 a a b | g4. b16( a) g4.. e16 | d4. \bar "|."
}
}
harmonies = \chordmode {
}
verseOne = \lyricmode {
Fare -- weel, ye dun -- geons dark and strang, fare -- weel, fare -- weel tae ye,
Mac -- Pher -- son's time will no be lang on yon -- der gal -- lows tree.
}
verseTwo = \lyricmode {
It_was by a wo -- man's treacher -- ous hand that I_was con -- demned tae dee
A -- bove a ledge at_a win -- dow_she sat and_a blanket she threw ower me.
}
verseThree = \lyricmode {
There's some come here tae see me hang, and some_come tae buy my fiddle,
But_be -- fore that I would part wi her I'd brak her through the middle.
}
Chorus = \lyricmode {
Sae ran -- tin -- ly and sae wan -- ton -- ly, sae daun -- tin -- ly gaed he,
For_he played a tune and_he danced a -- roon, be -- low the gal -- lows tree.
}
\score {
<<
{
\melody
}
\new ChordNames \with {alignAboveContext = "upper"} {
\set chordChanges = ##t
\harmonies
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
\set stanza = #"1. "
\verseOne
\Chorus
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
\set stanza = #"2. "
\verseTwo
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
\set stanza = #"3. "
\verseThree
}
>>
\layout {
indent = #0
\context {
\Lyrics
fontSize = #.6
}
}
}
\markup { \fontsize #1 {
\fill-line {
\column {
\null
\line { 4. And he took the fiddle intae baith o his hands, }
\line { And he brak it ower a stane, }
\line { Sayin, Nay other hand shall play on thee }
\line { When I am dead and gane. }
\null
\line { 5. The reprieve was comin ower the Brig o Banff }
\line { Tae set MacPherson free, }
\line { But they pit the clock a quarter afore, }
\line { And they hanged him frae the tree. }
}
}
}}