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. } } } }}
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